What are your Thanksgiving plans?
Last year was my first Thanksgiving back in Topeka (we moved back the weekend after Thanksgiving in 2007). I was listening to the radio a few weeks before Thanksgiving and heard of the need for volunteers for the Community Thanksgiving Dinner. I wondered what this event was and how I could help. I called the number, offered to volunteer, and reported for duty on Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving. We were a group charged with setting up the dining hall. First a couple of kids and I filled the sugar/sweeter boxes and set one on each table. Then some Girl Scouts and I set out place-mats and centerpieces. I was only there for a few hours, but it felt good to be part of something so huge.
In 2008, the Community Thanksgiving Dinner served 975 meals eaten inside Ag Hall, 430 meals were served to-go, and delivered 1,320 meals (according to CJOnline). This year’s dinner is on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 26th) from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Agricultural Hall (Kansas Expocentre). Every community member is welcome (no income requirement) to join the community for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Read the rest of this entry »
