A Helping Hand

By: Import User

Updated: January 7, 2009

While some moan and groan about having to spend time together over the holidays, others wish they had a family home to go to and a meal to share. For those without a place to call their own this Thanksgiving, the Union Rescue Mission and the Salvation Army stepped in to serve them. More than 600 people feasted on heaps of turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.

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