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Volunteers at the Friendship Inn have been hard at work all week preparing the community centre’s annual Thanksgiving dinner.
More than 1,300 people are expected for the community centre’s largest event of the year. To prepare all the food necessary for guests, volunteers have spent the week peeling over 300 pounds of potatoes, 200 pounds of carrots, while cutting 800 slices of bread for the turkey stuffing.
Executive director Sandra Kary said Monday’s feast is what many of the volunteers look forward to all year.
“All of that good stuff you would have at your turkey dinner, we’re just doing it en masse,” Kary said. “It’s all the whole fixings.”
Monday’s meal is served at roughly 11:45 a.m. and will last until roughly 1:30 p.m. Kary feels there is added significance this year to mark the Friendship Inn’s 50th anniversary of serving up hot meals for those in need.
“I think it’s a really important day for the community. It’s that time of year when we’re actually thinking of who’s at the table, who isn’t at the table and who doesn’t have the means to prepare a turkey dinner,” Kary said.
With donations increasing around Thanksgiving, Kary added that 1,000 meals are served up at the community centre each year, so the need for donations exists all year.
Aside from instant formula, canned fruits, pastas and cereals, the Friendship Inn is also asking for mittens, sweaters, toques and jackets to outfit guests in proper winter clothing as temperatures begin to plummet.
Many volunteers and guests make a point to visit the Friendship Inn on Thanksgiving. Kary thinks it’s the culture that’s been built over the course of 50 years that keeps them coming back.
“There is a real sense of gratitude and thankfulness. It’s a really lovely spirit and a warm environment to come to,” she said.