The Castroville Community Thanksgiving Dinner was put together by 296 volunteers. It was quite inspirational watching the day unfold. In addition to the huge sit down dinner at the Castroville City Recreation Center, the organizers also brought food to two women’s shelters, the Victory Mission, AMR (the local ambulance company whose team members had to work throughout the county on the holiday) and Dorothy’s Kitchen (a team that feeds the homeless daily throughout the year).
The size of the effort was mind boggling: 70 turkeys, 28 hams, 100 cases of vegetables/salad and 5 gallons of dressing, 10 paint cans of potatoes, 400 pounds of dressing, 1500 rolls and to top it off, 187 pies. In addition to 1300 people enjoying dinner, the team also provided 768 bags of groceries for the families to take home.
All of this was made possible by contributions… of food, time and money, from individuals and organizations. There were also hundreds and hundreds of placemats created by local school children. Watching the smiles on the faces of the volunteers and hearing them already planning to be back next year was priceless. People really enjoy helping others.
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