Great food and friendship was shared at Thanksgiving lunch. Photos by Patricia Schallert
The Salvation Army held a food distribution and Thanksgiving lunch for the community at the Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura located at 1153 Village Way, Ventura.
The holidays were off to a wonderful start with a Thanksgiving lunch for the Housing Authority residence on the Westside of Ventura. Over 250 plates were served with a traditional Thanksgiving meal of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, veggies and all the fixings. The Salvation Army, Ventura is so grateful to the Housing Authority staff for the wonderful collaboration. Volunteers from Ventura Downtown Lions, EPIC, Ventura Downtown Rotary, Ventura Rotaract served the lunch and helped distribute over 100 turkeys and pantry items to make a Thanksgiving meal at home.
“This is just the beginning. This pandemic forced us to isolate, but we wanted to create an opportunity to, once again, sit at a table with friends and family to share a meal” stated Captain Juan Torres.
