Senior centers offering mid-day Thanksgiving meals next week

As part of its Senior Nutrition Program this Thanksgiving, Senior Services for South Sound will hold community mid-day meals at various locations next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, November 19-21. 

The Thanksgiving meals expected from the event are turkey, gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, and dessert. 

“Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the US, which first remembered the sharing in a harvest feast between Plymouth colonists and the Native American Wampanoag people. But the holiday has been met with great controversy with many believing that Thanksgiving Day masks real historical accounts of betrayal, bloodshed, and oppression,” stated the organization’s November newsletter. 

Senior Services recognizes the “power of food in bringing people together,” as today's Americans focus on delicious bounty shared with family and friends.  

The newsletter stated, “We hope you can join us for lunch as we give thanks to our seniors and partners who help us achieve our mission." 

The schedule of the communal meals at each center is around 11 a.m. from November 19-21. 

Tuesday, November 19 

• Olympia: 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. at the Olympia Senior Center, 222 Columbia St NW, Olympia, WA 98501 
• Tumwater: 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. at the Tumwater Old Town Center, 215 North 2nd Ave SW, Tumwater, WA 98512 
• Tenino: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Quarry House, 319 Park Ave, Tenino, WA 98589 

Wednesday, November 20 

• Lacey: 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. at the Virgil Clarkson Lacey Senior Center, 6757 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey, WA 98503 
• Shelton: 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. at the Shelton United Methodist Church, 1900 King St, Shelton, WA 98584 
• Rochester: 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. at the Rochester United Methodist Church, 18206 Corvallis St SW, Rochester, WA 98579 

Thursday, November 21 

• Belfair: 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. at the HUB Center for Seniors, 111 NE Old Belfair Hwy, Belfair, WA 98528