Editor, Gazette-Journal:
Antioch Baptist, Francis de Sales, Macedonia Baptist, Salem Church Mathews, and Kingston Episcopal Parish joined forces again this year to provide a Thanksgiving dinner to our greater Mathews community. Together we provided turkey, with stuffing, ham, sweet potatoes, green beans, mashed potatoes and homemade desserts. The help of Island Stop and Meals on Wheels provided several of the menu items, making this job much easier. Over 50 guests enjoyed a sit-down dining experience that day, and over 300 take-out meals were prepared and delivered on Thanksgiving morning.
The volunteers that made this event possible are another example of how our Mathews community joined forces. First off, a big thank-you to our youth who arrived on that Wednesday before and set the tables and buffet line for serving. Carving crew were on board at 7 a.m. that Thanksgiving morning. Our carvers this year were from Francis de Sales, Salem Church, Kingston Parish, and several non-denomina...