Carpenter Ministries needs volunteers for Thanksgiving dinner

By Randy Grider
randy@casscountynow.com

Carpenter Ministries is looking for volunteers for its 19th Annual People Who Care Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov. 24.
The dinner is held at the Family Life Center of the First Baptist Church, located at 207 Allday St. in Atlanta.
 According to Carpenter Ministries spokesperson Pam Clayton, volunteers can help by serving meals and/or deliver meals; donating prepared ready to serve food including turkey or ham, side dishes or desserts; contributing financially; helping with cleanup and mingling and fellowship with those who to come to center for a meal.
“We need prepared meals ready to serve,” Clayton said. “If we run low of anything, it’s usually turkey and dressing, but we always have something to fill in.”
All financial donations are tax deductible  and checks can be made to: Carpenter Ministries, Inc., PO Box 43, Atlanta, TX  75551.
Volunteers are free to come as they have time to serve, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving. 
For more information on volunteering, call Clayton at 903-826-4004.
Meals will be served and delivered from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is no charge for the meal and anyone is welcome.
Senior citizens can have a meal delivered to them by calling 903-799-7190 between 9 a.m. and  11:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving only. No pre-orders will be taken.
Clayton said the organization normal serves between 150 and 200 people, which includes the volunteers. 
“Everyone has been so good every year to step up and make sure we have enough food to feed everyone,” Clayton said.