Tecumseh Thanksgiving Turns 20

Madisyn Castaneda, 10, serves drinks to Jimmy and Unity Alas of Maud during the 20th Anniversary Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner, held at the Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium on Nov. 27. U. Alas said she used to come to the dinner with her father and grandmother, and decided to introduce her husband to it this year. Castaneda was volunteering for the first time with her two sisters and her parents, Daniel and Amber Castaneda. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
Madisyn Castaneda, 10, serves drinks to Jimmy and Unity Alas of Maud during the 20th Anniversary Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner, held at the Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium on Nov. 27. U. Alas said she used to come to the dinner with her father and grandmother, and decided to introduce her husband to it this year. Castaneda was volunteering for the first time with her two sisters and her parents, Daniel and Amber Castaneda. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

The Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner was held for the 20th year on Nov. 27, serving 1,250 people - either at Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium or with to-go meals.

The event was begun by Randy and Suzanne Gilbert after S. Gilbert heard from some of her customers at Tecumseh Tag Agency that they weren’t celebrating Thanksgiving or were having sandwiches because their children could not visit until Ch…