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Thanksgiving celebration to be held Saturday
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The annual celebration – organized by Fathers Who Care and Westside Community Stakeholders – will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Michele Clark High School, 5101 W. Harrison.
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The annual celebration – organized by Fathers Who Care and Westside Community Stakeholders – will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Michele Clark High School, 5101 W. Harrison.
The free hot meals are available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 24 at 5323 W. Lake St.
Three youth games (ages 11 to 15) and one adult game (18 and over) will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 23 at Leland Field, 512 S. Lavergne Ave.
Food giveaways will take place Saturday and Sunday. The Garfield Park Friendsgiving celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov, 19 at 3834 W. Madison St., and a Thanksgiving dinner will be provided from 10 a.m. to noon at Black Wall Street, 3708 W. Roosevelt Road. Free turkeys will be distributed at 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at 5932 W. Lake St.
Events are being held Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday on the West Side.
Turkeys and the trimmings will be distributed starting at 8 a.m. Nov. 9 at 5015 W. Madison St. Holiday meals will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Masks are required.
We wish you a restful and food-filled day – and give thanks here at AustinTalks for you, our readers.
Families in need may pick up food at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Michele Clark High School, 5101 W. Harrison St. The food drive is sponsored by Fathers Who Care, Michele Clark High School and Austin Parent University.
At 1 p.m. Nov. 16, 1,000 turkeys will be given away by the Black Village Foundation, Chicago Bears player Tarik Cohen and Lil Durk’s Neighborhood Heroes. Stop by Dearborn Wholesaler Grocers, 4525 W. Madison St. There will also be free COVID testing.
Reesheda Graham Washington, the keynote speaker at this year’s multi-faith Thanksgiving service organized by the Community of Congregations and held Sunday night on Facebook Live, urged nearly 100 attendees to pattern their lives after Jesus. “How might we get curious about living a more abundant life?” asked the serial entrepreneur who operates Live Café in Oak Park.