Christmas Dinner December 25, 2008 

December 25, 2008 was a beautiful day in Wilmington, Delaware.  Once again we were blessed to serve Christmas Dinner for people in our community.  First we would like to thank God for the opportunity to serve Him by serving others.  Next we would like to thank the members of the Methodist Action Program for allowing us to use the building again.  Next we need to thank all of the volunteers for their part in making the day a success.  And last but not least we need to thank all those who were able to enjoy this outpouring of love.  

 

We were able to serve 260 complete turkey and ham dinners with all of the fixings on Christmas day.  We had 40 that did various jobs in order to make this day volunteers complete.  We had 14 people to cook (20) 20-pound turkeys and (8) 5-pound hams plus plenty of macaroni & cheese and stuffing.  Every effort was needed and appreciated by all.  Most of our volunteers have been with us in the past and we are grateful for their return. 

This year we had a winter cloths give-a-way table.  We had donations of cloths, hats, gloves, scarf’s, new shoes, and washcloths.  “Just Bob Images” took time to capture this beautiful day in pictures.  The total food cost for this dinner was about $1,800.00.

 

We served less that was planned for this year so the food not eaten was taken to the Sunday Breakfast Mission on Poplar St.  The food was well received by the mission.

 

Our plan is to continue this Christmas Day dinner for as long as we can.  So we pray that all those involved this year, in any capacity, are willing to come again next year and bring a friend.  This is a great experience.

  

Thank you for your service and may God continue to bless all of us.

  

Mike Minor

Christmas Dinner Coordinator

302-547-1573