JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Over 1,500 meals had been served to folks within the Jackson group for Thanksgiving, because of the Salvation Military.
Nursing properties residents and people who are much less lucky loved a full Thanksgiving unfold, courtesy of the Salvation Military Girls’s Auxiliary. For volunteers, getting again into the giving spirt got here at simply the correct time.
“It offers again extra to us than even what we’re doing for others. It simply means a lot to have the ability to get up, be a blessing and be blessed on this second. We’re grateful,” stated Nicola James, a volunteer.
Nashandra James, one other volunteer, stated, “We’ve all misplaced somebody the final couple of years. To have the ability to give, have a time that we will truly get again to being like there’s some sort of normalcy is a superb feeling. It’s actually a blessing. We’re all grateful for that.”
A volunteer Boy Scout Troop smoked almost 130 turkeys and over 100 volunteers handed out Thanksgiving meals.