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Others Serving Up a Warm Thanksgiving Dinner

Yesterday, I blogged about celebrities taking time to serve up a Thanksgiving dinner to the needy. But, celebrities weren’t the only ones giving up their time and money to serve those who were hungry. In Albany, New York, Equinox, a community service organization, offer up its 42nd annual Thanksgiving dinner to about 9,000 people. About 500 showed up at the First Presbyterian Church to eat while another 8,500 meals were delivered to homebound residents. About 3,500 volunteers showed up to help prepare the meal which included almost 7,000 pounds of turkey, almost 3,000 pounds of potatoes, 2,350 pounds of green … Continue reading →

Do You Have An Ancestral Quirk?

Yesterday at Thanksgiving, my mother said something that made me think. Everyone was beginning to arrive at our house and I was in the kitchen preparing the meal. The entry door is in our kitchen, so people were coming in and removing their shoes and coats. They were also not moving from the kitchen once their shoes and coats were off, they were just kind of hanging around and collecting in there. It was beginning to bother me, and I felt crowded and as if I were being watched. Some of the guests were asking what they could do to … Continue reading →