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Salvation Army hosts annual community Thanksgiving meal in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS - The Salvation Army hosted its annual community Thanksgiving meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at its Cedar Rapids facility, 1000 C Ave. NW.
The meal was sponsored by Veridian Credit Union and was open to anyone in need. No registration was required.
'This is the season to be grateful,” said Major Alan Hellstrom. 'To see everyone come together, knowing that no matter what they have going on in their lives, at this moment they have something to be grateful for, that's what makes this meal such a blessing.”
Kerrigan Urbi, a volunteer from Cedar Rapids, adds whipped cream to the top of pumpkin pie during Salvation Army's annual community Thanksgiving meal at Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Kerrigan Urbi (from left) and Kim Urbi, both volunteers from Cedar Rapids, cut pieces of pumpkin pie during Salvation Army's annual community Thanksgiving meal at Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Tim Shafar, kitchen manager, carries out a tray of mashed potatoes during Salvation Army's annual community Thanksgiving meal at Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Major Alan Hellstrom prays to begin the Salvation Army's annual community Thanksgiving meal at Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Volunteers prepares plates of food during Salvation Army's annual community Thanksgiving meal at Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
People fill the gym as they are served by volunteers and staff during Salvation Army's annual community Thanksgiving meal at Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Major Alan Hellstrom talks with people during Salvation Army's annual community Thanksgiving meal at Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Tim Shafar (from left), kitchen manager, and Michelle Stuefen, kitchen assistant, fill a tray of mashed potatoes during Salvation Army's annual community Thanksgiving meal at Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
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