A Salvation Army Thanksgiving

Friday, November 28, 2008

Volunteers were out in full force as 90 turkeys were used to make a Thanksgiving feast for over 300 to-go meals as well as for those who came to the Salvation Army Thursday, November 27, 2008, in Cape Girardeau.

Desserts await Thanksgiving diners Thursday, November 27, 2008, at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Kit Doyle)
Melva Seyer, left, and Jody Simmons take a break from filling to-go meals as Randy Mulvaney replaces a stuffing tray Thursday, November 27, 2008, at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. Volunteers filled and delivered over 300 meals on Thanksgiving, in addition to meals served on location. (Kit Doyle)
Darlene Allen explains Thanksgiving delivery orders and directions to Mike Boswell, center, and Tyler McNeely Thursday, November 27, 2008, at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. Allen has been helping since the first large Salvation Army Thanksgiving meals were delivered in area in 1985. (Kit Doyle)
The Salvation Army kitchen bustles with activity Thursday morning, November 27, 2008, as meals are prepared in Cape Girardeau. (Kit Doyle)

Every to-go meal leaving the Salvation Army Thursday, November 27, 2008, says Happy Thanksgiving. (Kit Doyle)
Andrea Burnett, of Sikeston, filled to-go meals with desserts Thursday morning, November 27, 2008, during her first time of volunteering with the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Kit Doyle)
Long-time Salvation Army volunteer Darlene Allen shows locations for some of the over 300 to-go orders to other volunteers Thursday, November 27, 2008, in Cape Girardeau. (Kit Doyle)
Salvation Army volunteers Darlene Allen, right, and Randy Mulvaney chat about organization during a slower moment for deliveries Thursday morning, November 27, 2008, in Cape Girardeau. (Kit Doyle)