Thanksgiving dinners given away by friends
Megan Curler and Lois Cook gave away 500 dinners.
By CHARITY TUMBLESON Reporter
Megan Curler and Lois Cook organized a community Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 23, giving away 500 plates of food at Azalea Park and in Panacea. This was the second year of the community dinner. Curler says it all started with her wanting to participate in a soup kitchen or a homeless shelter during Thanksgiving.
“I talked to my husband about it and then while I was talking to him it was like God laid it on my heart to do it on my own,” Curler says. “So me and my best friend Lois, she’s more like a sister, we were in town one day and I told her about it and she said let’s do it, this is what we need to do.”
Last year Curler and Cook organized the giveaway in two months, this year it took five months of planning. Their goal is to continue to do the giveaway every year and to expand their operations.
“We would like for it to take off and become a staple here, we need it. We didn’t realize how many people were in need,” Curler says, “And we just want to thank all our volunteers, it wouldn’t be possible without them.”