ORLANDO, Fla. — The holiday season has arrived with many of us prepping for our Thanksgiving feast later this week. But there are still those much less fortunate who might not be able to enjoy a hot meal if it wasn't for the volunteers that help make that happen. 

In this week's Everyday Hero, we head to the Daily Bread soup kitchen here in Orlando and meet a retired paramedic doing her part to give back not just during the holidays but year-round. 

With a groan the metal windows shudder open. Volunteer Helma Bilal helps prop open these windows and then prepares for yet another bustling morning at the Daily Bread daily bread soup kitchen.  

“Everybody that walks away from here leaves with a plate full a food full stomachs and fulfilled," Bilal said. 

At the Daily Bread, Helma volunteers two to three times a week, arriving early by 8 a.m. preparing hundreds of plates of food for the local community. Men, woman and even families that can't afford daily meals are offered warm homemade food at Daily Bread. 

“I feel very passionate and very fortunate that I can do this because like I said hunger is something that can be eradicated if everyone works together," Bilal said. 

Helma looked for ways to give back her community after retiring, having served her community in another way for nearly 25 years. She moved down here to Florida from New York City earlier this year after a career as a paramedic.

Her longtime work as a first responder is one of the main reasons she wanted to give back and find a place like the Daily Bread. Seeing so much poverty, not just in New York City but locally as well, she says every little bit helps even if you aren't here in the soup kitchen quite as often as she is. 

Volunteers like Helma help to make not just the holiday season brighter but a difference all year round. 

The Christian Service Center's Daily Bread soup kitchen is open six days a week. If you'd like more information on how you can help, head to their website.