News: Getting Ready for Thanksgiving
Saturday, November 15, 2008 2:32 PM
For 20 years, YMCA’s Indian Guides have made Mission Arlington a part of their Thanksgiving service.
This year was no different.
Dads, a few moms, and their children, show up at Mission Arlington in force to help the mission get ready for Thanksgiving.
Like an army on a mission, more than 200 volunteers separated and sorted mixed boxes of food into individual boxes of green beans, corn, and other Thanksgiving items.
In a matter of three hours, on a chilly November morning, 300 boxes of mixed food are ready to go.
Many of the parents shared how much they and their children look forward to this event every year.
Not only do they value spending time together, but the children learn how to serve, and that there are others in their own community who are less fortunate than they are.
Because of this wonderfully, committed group of people, Mission Arlington is closer to being ready for Thanksgiving morning.
We are grateful for the consistent, sacrificial, and generous support of this community.
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