Organizers of the annual Holte Holiday dinner are seeking donations and volunteers to support the Thanksgiving feast on Nov. 22. The annual event was started by Marley Holte as a way to provide holiday meals to those who could not afford it or had no place to go for the holidays.
Larry Brown, who is helping to organize the yearly event, said the nonprofit is especially in need of monetary donations this year.
“Last year we served well over 400 people,” Brown said. “What we are going for this year is 300 people because we are way down on donations. People can donate turkeys – that’s fine – but if they donate money we can go out and buy the food in bulk.”
Brown said they are usually able to get more food for the same amount than individuals are able to get buying the items piecemeal.
Last year volunteers cooked and served up 27 turkeys for the meal. It will include all the fixings of a traditional Thanksgiving feast with turkey, cranberry sauce, dressing and dessert.
Volunteers are also needed to prepare, cook and serve food for the dinner. Volunteers are needed Nov. 21, the day before Thanksgiving to prep and cook food in the evening, and on Thanksgiving morning to finish cooking the food and to serve it to guests. The meal will be served Nov. 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Organizers also plan a Christmas Day meal.
Those interested in donating or signing up to volunteer may call Larry Brown at 637-9037.
