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11/25/2005: "5h Annual Thanksgiving Dinner On SJ"

While it was not necessary for Scout Ron Groseclose (photo left) to kill any of the turkeys donated by King's Market, no Thanksgiving dinner is quite complete without a roaring fire in the backgroung. Ron and others were all part of the large team of volunteers from the Grange, American Legion, Kiwanis, Lions, Soroptimists and the Rotary Club who, with additional sponsors Islanders Insurance, Windermere and others, all pitched in to make dinner happen. The first wave of volunteers cooked 23 turkeys and dropped them off at the Grange Hall, where the set-up and decorating crew got to work on the tables and the room in anticipation of the eager eaters that would soon be a part of the gathering of community.
We showed up to do our part (boiled potatoes for the estimated 500 dinners) and found Main Coordinator Minnie Knych had a smoothly operating crew that worked in well timed stages to produce the meals. Once the 23 turkeys and all the food was ready to go, dinner was served.


All ready to go.



All that was left was for the clean-up volunteers to do their part, and then start thinking about next year.