Free community Thanksgiving meal returns to Howard Payne on Nov. 26, with home delivery available
Organizers served more than 2,500 meals last year. Delivery requests open by text on Nov. 9.
CommunityThe free Community Thanksgiving Feast will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, in Howard Payne University's Mabee University Center on the 1200 block of Fisk Street in Brownwood. The menu is turkey, dressing and the usual sides. Donations are welcome but not required.
North Lake Community Church in May is organizing the meal again. Last year, 143 volunteers helped serve more than 2,500 meals.
Meals can be delivered in Brownwood and Early, with a limit of 10 per household. To request delivery, text your full name, address and number of meals to 325-200-3445 between Monday, Nov. 9, and noon on Monday, Nov. 23. You'll get a text back confirming your order. Delivered meals don't include dessert.
Volunteers are needed to serve, box and deliver meals and to clean up, and they should arrive by 9:30 a.m. To sign up, call Pastor Ron Keener at 325-642-9748.
Checks made out to "Community Thanksgiving Feast" can be mailed to Howard Payne University, 1000 Fisk Street, Suite 210, Brownwood, TX 76801, or dropped off at the Mabee Center on Thanksgiving Day.
