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The Concordia Community Thanksgiving Dinner to be Held on Nov. 26
The annual Concordia Community Thanksgiving Meal will be held on Thanksgiving Day this year, November 26, at the National Guard Armory.
Lisa Valcoure, who has served as one of the head organizers of the Community Thanksgiving Meal for the past 15 years, shares that this year, the meal will return to the Armory after having been moved last year due to renovation work. She also provides the menu for this year's meal.
The Community Thanksgiving Meal is free to the public on Thanksgiving Day. However, Valcoure says that donations are welcome and all money donated will go back to helping put on next year's community meal.
She says that there are several ways that community members can enjoy the Community Thanksgiving Meal.
Meal deliveries will begin at 11 AM on November 26. To-go orders will be prepared at 11:30 AM and the doors will be opened for dine-in at the Armory from 12-1 PM.
A big factor that helps make the community meal possible is the help of volunteers. Valcoure says that the event typically requires around 80 volunteers to make it happen, as they typically serve anywhere from 500-600 meals per year. She...