8 turkeys, 3 hams, 20 homemade pies
Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
What do you do with 8 turkeys, 3 hams, and 20 homemade pies?
You serve them to 233 people who come for Thanksgiving dinner. ReStore Community Center hosted 65 more people than a year ago when it held its annual Thanksgiving feast on Tuesday evening.
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The free meal not only feeds people, but also provides an opportunity to socialize with friends and neighbors at Thanksgiving time. All of the trimmings were there: cranberry sauce, dressing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and corn, dinner rolls, salad.
Photo: Anita Dearth and Elder Asbury, a Mormon from Willows, Calif., pass out pieces of pie and a dollop of whipped cream from a cart that they wind through the crowd of ReStore diners. Mormons, working in pairs, volunteer their help on occasion at ReStore.
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