A pair of charitable brothers helped spread Christmas cheer last week by volunteering at a Christmas dinner for the underprivileged.Yann Pugi, 14, and his brother Youenn, 12, served sweets and smiles at the Grateful Bread dinner programme on Thursday at Astwood Hall on Church Street, Hamilton.Youenn said that, although they volunteered with the monthly dinner programme year-round, he believed their efforts were more necessary during the holiday season.He added: “The holidays are a time for family but sometimes people end up feeling lonely.“People also may not be able to afford gifts for themselves, children or friends, so we try to help.”The brothers, from Pembroke, said that they started volunteering with Grateful Bread about two years ago as a way to help give back to their communities.Yann explained that they baked breads and desserts for each dinner and handed them to attendees on the night of the feast.He said: “At first, I joined for community service hours for school. But now I like to go and put smiles on people’s faces.”The Warwick Academy pupils explained that, over the years, they were allowed to help in other parts of the programme, such as the clothes drive and helping to prepare and serve the main course.Yann said: “My responsibilities changed not because of my age but because there were more people helping out, serving dishes. So I now just look for anything that I can do to help, from serving drinks, helping guests find clothes they may want to take home and helping clean up at the end.”Youenn added: “I am happy with my new task because more people take the meal food than the desserts, so I get to talk to more guests.”The brothers said that they enjoyed the volunteer work because it brought joy and assistance to members of the community.Youenn added: “At Grateful Bread, everybody smiles. It is a happy place with food and music.”Yann said that the holiday season was also the most important time for volunteer work because it was a time of generosity.He explained: “I believe this is especially important to volunteer around the holidays because some people won’t get a lot of gifts, if any, and we need to give the gift of giving.”The boys’ mother, Nolwenn Pugi, said: “Volunteering is an act of kindness and teaches you to pay attention to the people around you.“The world is a lot bigger than school and video games. Volunteering allows them to expand their vision and push the boys out of their comfort zone.“They also get to see for themselves how good it feels to help others and connect with people through kindness.”