Posted by
Will Mat on Friday, November 28, 2008 2:26:31 PM
With food prices higher than they were a year ago, salvation Army
officials say serving thanksgiving dinner isn't easy. Fortunately for
them, the Salvation Army stepped up to help in their time of need. Many
of the volunteers who made the meal possible are high schoolers,
looking for community service hours. At thursday\'s Thanksgiving
dinner, volunteers carved up fifteen turkeys and made several trays of
stuffing and desserts. Hamilton holland, a salvation army volunteer
said, it just feels good to help people. They actually serve meals 365
days a year, not just on holidays, and they say as long as they keep
getting donations they'll keep on feeding and housing the hungry.
Salvation Army officials say with job layoffs all over the country and
the economy continuing to struggle, they're having to help more people
than in previous years. There are some in our area who had nowhere to
turn this Thanksgiving. But at the end of the day, they say they got a
lot more out of volunteering than just class credit. .