December 25, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
Just a month after preparing and delivering hot Thanksgiving Day meals to hundreds of underprivileged and underserved people in the community, members of the DeKalb Emergency Services and other caring volunteers did the same on Christmas Eve.
According to Blake Cantrell, spokesperson for the DESA, 830 meals were sent to homes across the county Saturday morning.
Cooking and food preparation started early at the county complex kitchen. Volunteers then loaded their personal vehicles with food trays and set out to deliver them to homes along the routes in time for the recipients’ noon time meal.
Feeding the hungry during Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve has become an annual effort of the DeKalb Emergency Services Association (DESA), in partnership with local businesses and volunteers.
“We want to thank all who supported the DESA in this effort including DeKalb Funeral Chapel, FirstBank, Wilson Bank & Trust, Smithville Bakery and Café, Kilgore’s Restaurant, Food Lion, Walmart, as well as others who prepared dressing, desserts and those who filled the trays and made the deliveries,” said Cantrell.