Our friend, Laurinda Williams, who is a client of ours at the Employment Center, was the first to invite us for Thanksgiving so we had the privilege of going with her to her non-denominational church, Hope and Life, to help assemble meals to distribute to those in need. Pastor Tony's parents live in Grandview down the road from home in Washington.
Laurinda with Sister Peterson and I are creating "pulled turkey". There were 521 meals prepared...all the trimmings. There were tables and tables and tables with people working on ladling food into styrofoam containers.
We drove caravan style with two large trucks to an apartment complex housing refugees from many countries.
We are sorting donated clothing.....bags upon bags upon bags. The community is wonderfully generous with their donations and the receivers were very appreciative. This lady in the photo is going to come in to our ERC to get help finding employment. I learned later that some picture of me sorting clothing was on the evening news...I hope they got a great shot of my name tag! It was an honor to be with all of these fine people who did so much good this day for those in need.
Felix is a family friend originally from Puerto Rico...a fine man and stalwart friend to Laurinda. Sherrie is a talented friend who sewed Laurinda's window coverings. She also made much of the meal this day...delectable. She also is a foster mother.
Back at Laurinda's home for a delicious Thanksgiving meal: turkey, ham curried chicken, rice and beans, collard greens, spicy green beans, sweet potato soufle, stuffed mushrooms, 3-pepper salad, corn bread, black bean salsa, costa rica punch, lemon cake, chocolate cake....yes, really! All of that! We were supposed to walk half-way around Stone Mountain, but ended up saving that for another day. We did bring the two copies of the Book of Mormon that Laurinda requested. I missed being with my family today....but since I couldn't be home with them, I was most grateful to be here in Atlanta, with some of the best people I know, doing good and making great memories.
Our friend, Laurinda Williams, who is a client of ours at the Employment Center, was the first to invite us for Thanksgiving so we had the privilege of going with her to her non-denominational church, Hope and Life, to help assemble meals to distribute to those in need. Pastor Tony's parents live in Grandview down the road from home in Washington.
Laurinda with Sister Peterson and I are creating "pulled turkey". There were 521 meals prepared...all the trimmings. There were tables and tables and tables with people working on ladling food into styrofoam containers.
We drove caravan style with two large trucks to an apartment complex housing refugees from many countries.
We are sorting donated clothing.....bags upon bags upon bags. The community is wonderfully generous with their donations and the receivers were very appreciative. This lady in the photo is going to come in to our ERC to get help finding employment. I learned later that some picture of me sorting clothing was on the evening news...I hope they got a great shot of my name tag! It was an honor to be with all of these fine people who did so much good this day for those in need.
Felix is a family friend originally from Puerto Rico...a fine man and stalwart friend to Laurinda. Sherrie is a talented friend who sewed Laurinda's window coverings. She also made much of the meal this day...delectable. She also is a foster mother.
Back at Laurinda's home for a delicious Thanksgiving meal: turkey, ham curried chicken, rice and beans, collard greens, spicy green beans, sweet potato soufle, stuffed mushrooms, 3-pepper salad, corn bread, black bean salsa, costa rica punch, lemon cake, chocolate cake....yes, really! All of that! We were supposed to walk half-way around Stone Mountain, but ended up saving that for another day. We did bring the two copies of the Book of Mormon that Laurinda requested. I missed being with my family today....but since I couldn't be home with them, I was most grateful to be here in Atlanta, with some of the best people I know, doing good and making great memories.
you look cute in that pic w/Laurinda
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