November 28, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A record breaker!
A large group of caring people from the community gave up part of their Thanksgiving Day to see that hundreds of their needy friends and neighbors had a hot delicious meal on this special holiday.
In what has become an annual tradition on Thanksgiving, the DeKalb Emergency Services Association (DESA) and volunteers gathered together early Thursday morning at the kitchen of the county complex to do some cooking for others in the community who might not otherwise have had a hot delicious meal for Thanksgiving.
This year’s meal consisted of turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, and a homemade dessert.
According to DESA spokesperson Blake Cantrell, 1,035 meals were delivered Thursday morning at stops throughout DeKalb County, which is more than ever.
“We don’t ever know for sure until Thanksgiving morning how many volunteers will turn out, but we have been blessed and in awe of the community’s effort in this and how many people have come out,” said Cantrell.
“If others would like to support this financially you can go to Wilson Bank & Trust to make a donation or to the DeKalb ESA website to access the Pay Pal link there. We buy the majority of the food for the meals we prepare including the turkeys and hams. We also take Thanksgiving donations for desserts,” said Cantrell.
DESA will be conducting another meal delivery on Tuesday, December 24 in time for Christmas and all those who received meals on Thanksgiving will be on the list for that event”.
To get your name on the delivery list for December 24 call 615-464-0575 or 615-712-4286 or visit www.dekalbesa.com/meal.