Food donations, volunteers still needed for Christmas Dinner

 

Those who come to the annual Community Christmas Dinner will find no shortage of turkey or ham to keep them full, but dinner orga­nizers noted that other food items are needed for the dinner.

There’s also plenty of help to go around with several volunteers al­ready signed up, according to din­ner organizer Freda Galer.

“I’ve already got all my turkey cookers,” Galer said. “The only workers I need are servers.”

Galer and others involved with the annual event are hopeful for a high turnout for the dinner, to be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fri­day, Dec. 25 at the EUM Family Life Center. The dinner is open to everyone, regardless of age, in­come, resi­dence or re­ligious af­filiation, she said.

Food items now needed for the Christmas dinner include three gallons of baked beans, six gallons each of corn and sweet potatoes, 30 dozen rolls, 13 Jell-O salads, 16 fruit or vegetable salads, 25 pies and 11 cakes.

Galer also noted that most of those getting involved in the Christmas dinner are doing so for the first time.

“Except for two people who are doing turkeys, all the other people who are volunteering are new,” she said. “It’s nice to get so many new people involved.”

Galer also encouraged those who want a Christmas dinner delivered to them to call her at 364-4160 by 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24. Galer may also be reached at that same number for those who wish to make a food donation or pledge volunteer services for the Christ­mas dinner.

Monetary dona­tions also are be­ing ac­cepted for the Christmas din­ner; contact Fran­cis DeVader at 364-2507 for more information.

The Holton Recorder

109 W. Fourth St.
Holton, KS 66436
Phone: 785-364-3141
 

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