Thanksgiving Dinner
Turkey Dinner with all the fixings.
If you will be alone on Thanksgiving, or simply can’t afford a Thanksgiving dinner, please join us.
- Thursday, November 24, 2011
- 12:00 pm (doors open at 11:30 for reception)
- United Methodist Church
- 1040 Main Street, Peekskill, NY 10566 [map]
** One Sitting Only for Diner, at 12 Noon **
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Bishop Michael J. Champion talks about PAPA’s  Thanksgiving dinner.
Q: Please describe PAPA’s annual Thanksgiving dinner.
A: … It has its origins in 1982 with the efforts of William D. Lancaster Sr. a community activist who engaged the cooperation of PAPA with the Peekskill United Methodist Church. About 300 dinners are served each year, with around half served ‘in house’ and half delivered to those confined to their homes. Some 30 to 50 turkeys are prepared together with all of the traditional accompaniments. … As people leave, we have an assortment of blankets and children’s items for those who need them.
Q: Why does PAPA continue to provide these two holiday services each year?
A: … There is value in continuity where a project continues to be purposeful, in the interest of both the practical and the spiritual needs of our community. I think that these two events continue to pass these criteria. With that said, the increasing needs in our current social environmenthave led to new and equally important requests for help from PAPA. A constant re-evaluation of our abilities to meet these requests shows that in order to do justice to the present needs, more fundraising is needed on the part of our organization.
(Taken from an interview for the Journal News)