More than 2,000 enjoy turkey dinners thanks to Salvation Army
2013 NOVEMBER 28 FTR Volunteer Ben Tutor, in red vest, shows Carol Wood and Takeshi Toma how a lunch plate should look like. Salvation Army Thanksgiving Meal held at Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. Ceremonial carving of the turkey by Mayor Caldwell, and Major John Chamness, Salvation Army Divisional Commander, SA photo by Craig T. Kojima
More than 2,000 hungry community members gathered at the Neal Blaisdell Center today to ring in the holiday season with the Salvation Army’s 43th annual Thanksgiving dinner.
Attendees entered the exposition center about 11:30 a.m. on a red carpet and were welcomed by a long line of smiling greeters offering hugs and handshakes. “Joy to the World” blared from the Salvation Army’s Island Brass Band as people began to fill up rows upon rows of long banquet tables draped with white table cloths and decorated with placemats made by keiki from around the island.
“I haven’t been served for a long time!” Robin Pires of Kalihi said with a laugh and a smile as she waited for her meal with her 4-month-old in a carrier on her chest and her four other young children playing with family members nearby
