Volunteers offer Thanksgiving meal to community

November 25, 2011 at 6:00 a.m. | Updated November 25, 2011 at 6:00 a.m.

Jean Coash, volunteer, adds a dallop of whipped cream to a piece of pecan pie Thursday during the Fulton Soup Kitchen's annual Thanksgiving Dinner.
Jean Coash, volunteer, adds a dallop of whipped cream to a piece of pecan pie Thursday during the Fulton Soup Kitchen's annual Thanksgiving Dinner.

The door was open to all free of charge this holiday.

Volunteers served up the traditional Thanksgiving meal Thursday afternoon including turkey and all the fixings at the Fulton Soup Kitchen's annual Thanksgiving Dinner. About 350 people - including those who had meals delivered - ate the annual dinner that was open to anyone in the community. The meal was served at Finally Tammy's and provided by donations from local businesses, individuals and churches.

Anne Erbschloe, Soup Kitchen director, said it's important to show people that there are those out there who care that everyone has a Thanksgiving meal.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.