Thanksgiving At Share House - A Day to Share, Care

The number of Thanksgiving Day diners was a little smaller than the typical lunchtime crowd, said Gene Blodgett, who volunteers at Share several times a week. Demand is down because other organizations, even restaurants, offer free meals on Thanksgiving. And, on holidays, many of Share's regula...

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Published inThe Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
Main Author Adams, Kelly
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vancouver, Wash Columbian Publishing Company 26.11.2004
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Lockwood, Maria
Malley, Jeff
Thayer, George
Thayer, Jim
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Summary:The number of Thanksgiving Day diners was a little smaller than the typical lunchtime crowd, said Gene Blodgett, who volunteers at Share several times a week. Demand is down because other organizations, even restaurants, offer free meals on Thanksgiving. And, on holidays, many of Share's regular clients also are offered a place at the table at the homes of friends and family, he said. One of the Thanksgiving dinner volunteers was Maria Lockwood, the activities coordinator at Evergreen High School. She has lost track of how many years she's helped cook and serve up the Thanksgiving meal, usually with a crew of parents, teachers and students she's recruited. [Jim Thayer], left, and his brother, [George Thayer], enjoy Thanksgiving dinner Thursday at Share House. The brothers are staying in the emergency winter shelter at St. Paul Lutheran Church less than a mile away. * John Taggart, left, a Share House staff member, supplies more turkey as Megan Maxcy and Jay Stickel, volunteers from Evergreen High School, prepare a meal tray.
ISSN:1043-4151