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'It's a blessing': PLP volunteers serve record high 3,527 Thanksgiving meals

ROGERSVILLE — There was a lot of turkey roaming the streets of Hawkins County Thursday morning as a record number of Thanksgiving meals were served and delivered by a “blessed” group of volunteers. That turkey wasn’t alone. It had some hot ham, potatoes, corn, green beans and pie to keep it company. A total of 3,527 meals were served during the 14th annual People Loving People Thanksgiving dinner in Rogersville, eclipsing the previous record of nearly 3,300 that was set last year. The food was cooked at Joseph Rogers Primary School all day Wednesday and early Thursday morning. By sunrise, the parking lot had become a meal delivery assembly line and staging area where hot food was packed in to-go boxes and then loaded into vehicles that made deliveries across Hawkins County and into adjacent counties. More than 500 meals were on the street before 8:30 a.m. By the time it was over, 3,033 meals had been delivered, 336 had been served in the JRP cafeteria, and 158 had been picked up “to-go.” A total of 432 volunteers helped make the event happen. Feeding 3,527 by the numbers Total food prepared included 800 pounds of ham, 1,200 pounds of turkey, 600 pounds of dressing, 400 pounds of green beans, 400 pounds of corn, 600 pounds of mashed potatoes, 300 pounds of cranberry sauce, 20 gallons of gravy, 3,500 rolls and more than 3,500 desserts. Here are a few of the volunteers who helped make the event happen: Head chef Russ Williamson “We cooked more ham and turkey than we did last year.

 

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