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Photos: Community gathers for free Thanksgiving meal
Nov. 24, 2022 1:52 pm
The Holy Trinity Church in Richmond, Iowa hosted their 11th annual free Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. The church anticipated serving over 200 people.
Judy Showalder of Kalona smiles as she thanks volunteer Devon Hodgeman of Oxford, left, for serving her food during the free Thanksgiving meal at Holy Trinity Church in Richmond, Iowa on Thursday, November 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Pieces of pie sit out before the Thanksgiving meal service at Holy Trinity Church in Richmond, Iowa on Thursday, November 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Volunteers Jan Goss of Kalona, right, laughs with Cathy Latta of Riverside while waiting for people to show up to the Thanksgiving meal service at Holy Trinity Church in Richmond, Iowa on Thursday, November 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Groups of people gather together to eat a free Thanksgiving meal at Holy Trinity Church in Richmond, Iowa on Thursday, November 24, 2022. The meal has been happening for 11 years and has been run by Sandy Marner. Sandy says a lot of people who made reservations this year were parties of one and two, which allows them to enjoy a hot meal with other people around them in a comfortable setting. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Carolyn Hardy of Riverside, right, smiles as she talks with her friends Helen and Marc Marner of Hills while eating a Thanksgiving meal together at Holy Trinity Church in Richmond, Iowa on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Coordinator Sandy Marner (not pictured) said that many of the people they see at the annual Thanksgiving meal are elderly people who don’t want to cook a large meal. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Volunteer David Hodgeman of Richmond dollops whipped topping onto slices of pie to serve during a free Thanksgiving meal at Holy Trinity Church in Richmond, Iowa on Thursday, November 24, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
A group of people talk with each other while eating a free Thanksgiving meal at Holy Trinity Church in Richmond, Iowa on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Coordinator Sandy Marner (not pictured) said the first year they served less than a hundred people, but this year they anticipated over two hundred. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
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