(La Porte, IN) - For many people this year, genuine Thanksgiving feasts were hard to come by, and they were at a premium.
The Sales family held their annual Thanksgiving dinner giveaway at the American Legion Post 83. Even though they couldn’t offer a sit-down meal due to COVID restrictions, they were busier than ever making deliveries. The family and over two dozen volunteers handed out 560 meals.
Co-organizer Leonard Sales says they usually cook for about 200-300 people. He thinks the increase this year had less to do with poverty, and more to do with isolation. “With COVID this year, we’ve had a lot of calls from people who can afford to buy their own meals, but they’re under lockdown” he said. “We don’t want to turn anyone away, so we said, ‘yeah, that’s fine.’”
State Street Church served their annual Thanksgiving meal Wednesday night. They too saw a record number of carry-outs. Volunteers said cars were lined up for as far as eye could see along Washington Street. Over 500 meals flew out the door in about an hour.
