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November 21, 2012
Hosting a Proper
Thanksgiving
Pastors
Jerry & Annie
Gutierrez
Would like to
invite you
for Service
Free meal to
feed hundreds
Every Friday Evening at 7pm
New Song Community Center
P o ’Shines soul food café in
Kenton has teamed with North Port
land community enhancement or
ganization PROPER to feed hun
dreds of people for free on Thanks
giving Day.
The two non-profits will once
again bring the community together
for a full Thanksgiving dinner at
Celebration Tabernacle, 8131 N.
Denver Ave., from noon to 4 p.m. on-
Thursday, Nov. 22.
“We jum p at opportunities like
this,” says P o’Shines chef James
2511 NE MLK Blvd • Portland, OR 97212
A D ay to be Thankful
Corner of NE MLK Blvd and Russell Street
Snowcap plans Thanksgiving dinner
DOORS OPEN AT 6PM FOR EVERY SERVICE.
For directions or more information, call 503-488-5481
or log on to w w w .m f h m p o r t la n d .c o m
T erry F amily
2337 N. Williams Ave.
Portland, Or 97227
503-249-1788
We make the service personal,
Every time we arrange a personalized funeral service, we take special pride going
the extra mile. With our online Memorial Obituary, now we can do even more.
Friends and family can find out service information, view photos, read obituary,
order flowers and leave personal messages of condolences from anywhere, anytime.
Simply go to our website.
www.terryfamilyfuneralhome.com
"Dedicated to providing excellent service
and superior care o f your loved one ”
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Dwight A. Terry
Oregon License CO-3644
Amy S. Terry
Oregon License FS-0395
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SnowCap Community Charities,
a food pantry who gives em er
gency food baskets to people in
East M ultnom ah County, are ex
pecting a greater num ber o f fam i
lies to join them for a free Thanks
giving dinner on Thursday, Nov.
22 from noon to 2 p.m. at the United
M ethodist C hurch, 17805 S.E.
Stark Street.
"Because of the poor economy,
there are many more people need
ing assistance this year than ever
before," Judy Alley, SnowCap ex
ecutive director said.
As many families are not able to
make dinner on their own, Ally is
Meals on Wheels People will
deliver more than 1,000 hot turkey
dinners to homebound seniors on
Thanksgiving Day.
“A traditional holiday meal with
turkey and all the trimmings will be
delivered by volunteers to our most
frail and isolated seniors on Thanks
giving Day,” said Meals on Wheels
People Executive Director Joan
Smith. “We are so grateful for the
community volunteers who spend
part of their holiday making the day
brighter for these seniors.”
The organization will also host
community Thanksgiving Dinners
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at several Loaves & Fishes meal
sites in the Portland metro area,
where the community is invited to
join between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on
Thursday, Nov. 22.
The menu includes roast tur
key and gravy, cranberry relish,
bread stuffing, mashed potatoes,
yams, peas and pearl onions, cran
berry gelatin salad, potato rolls,
and pum pkin pie with whipped
topping.
For more information about the
comm unity dinners, call 503-736-
6325
or
v is it
m ealsonw heelspeople.org.
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asking for donated food items, in
cluding turkeys.
SnowCap normally serves more
than 8,000 clients each month with
food, clothing, energy assistance
and other human services. Volun
teers from several churches have
worked together to make the dinner
happen.
“It is rewarding for a family to
gather at a table and take stock of
what they might be thankful for,”
said Allery."This is the time of year
for all of us to be grateful.”
To donate, call SnowCap at 503-
674-8785, extension 17 or email
judy@ snowcap.org.
Turkey M ealson Wheels
You make the tribute personal.
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Bradley, “The PROPER T hanks
giving Feed is a great exam ple of
how to build com m unity.”
The dinner offers vegan and veg
etarian options and live music, in
cluding award-winning singer and
storyteller Anne-Louise Sterry and
Native-American storyteller Linda
Meanus .
The event marks the 12th annual
Kenton Thanksgiving dinner that
PROPER has hosted for the commu
nity.
Food and money donations are
welcome. To donate, call Robin at
503-890-5393. If you wish to vol
unteer, contact Kim at 303-918-
3432.
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