Almeda Dyer, age 91, serves Jean Cutting, left, and Claudia Rice during the 17th Annual Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner, held at the Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium on Nov. 24. Dyer said she usually volunteers at the Golden Age Senior Center and plans to walk in the upcoming Grinchmas parade. Also shown is Dr. Carol Crouch, second from left, who is a tribal liaison with two groups who have sponsored the meal for nine years. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Tecumseh Police Chief J.R. Kidney serves Tecumseh patrolmen Aaron McCormick and J.D. Sanders during the 17th Annual Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov. 24. Kidney and his family have volunteered at the event for more than 10 years. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Volunteers Jessica Utter, Suzanne Gilbert, Kerrigan Kerbs and Taycie Baker work together to fill to-go and dine-in orders during the Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner, held at the Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium on Nov. 24. About 997 people attended or picked up meals at the event.
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Katie Overstreet, far left, and Jordan Baker, far right, were among the many volunteers who worked to fill to-go boxes and serve the dine-in crowd during the 17th Annual Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner, held at the Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium on Nov. 24. About 997 people were fed during the event. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner
In Tecumseh, there is a group of people who spend part of their Thanksgiving Day volunteering. Some of them have made it a tradition for 17 years, and this year, with the return to a dine-in option, they made the holiday brighter for 997 people.
Randy Gilbert thanked the volunteers who make the Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner go smoothly, in a recent Facebook post.
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