Trailhead Christmas Eve Dinner Delivery
 | Author:
Nancy Marks
Nancy Marks: MT43 News Secretary and News Editor |
Trailhead Christmas Eve Dinner Delivery Nancy Marks Christmas dinner came early this year for many community residents. Trailhead Church volunteers put together baked ham with all the trimmings on Christmas Eve day for 92 residents along with 20 additional dinners for those who ordered late. “Everything went like clockwork and we had the meals out the door before noon", organizer Janet Wagner reported. Wagner and her husband Tony also volunteer as cooks for American Legion Post 42.
Janet said it does take some time to organize all the ingredients and equipment to put together a nice meal for that many people. Townsend Rotary lent their electric rosters, she said. She ordered most of the food items from the food service company SYSCO. What really counts, she said, is the twenty volunteers who arrive early Christmas Eve day to cut, chop and load to-go containers for the big push at 11:30 a.m. Ten people delivered meals to in-town residents and also took meals to Radersburg, Toston and Winston.
Trailhead Church has been preparing a free community dinner for several years. The dinner idea originated with Townsend United Methodist Church. Their members prepared the dinner for several years.
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Image 1 Caption: Left to right Jane and Craig Osterhoudt, dinner organizer Janet Wagner helped prepare Christmas Eve dinners for delivery to the community.
Image 2 Caption: Lacey Forrey, Vanessa and Brandon Flynn serve up the containers for delivery to community residents.
