Close to 200 Thanksgiving meals were served to people from different walks of life at the Salvation Army on Monday afternoon.

SA国际影视传媒淲e do this every year to show our appreciation and gratitude to the community and to the people who support us throughout the year,SA国际影视传媒� said Tony Brushett, the Salvation ArmySA国际影视传媒檚 executive director.

A chef and two assistants cooked the turkeys and prepared homemade dishes for the feast.

SA国际影视传媒淭he food was delicious and we received a lot of positive feedback from the guests. One guy insisted that the chef come out and he said this was the best meal he had this year,SA国际影视传媒� said Brushett.

He said most of the attendees were from the vulnerable population, but the event was open to anyone. Some of the guests were not in financial need, but asked if they could join just to enjoy the company of others.

SA国际影视传媒淪o I thought that is just a chance to get out into the community and be with other folks from the community. So that was rather nice,SA国际影视传媒� Brushett said.

The feast cost the Salvation Army around $2,400, which was covered by donations from generous people in Yellowknife.

They did not have any limits on how much food people could have, Brushett noted.

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Brushett said he enjoys working for people who need a hand up and an hour of undivided attention.

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He said he also saw some families and friends coming together and having conversations at the tables, which reminded him of the traditional of Thanksgiving dinner.

SA国际影视传媒淚t is a form of a Thanksgiving dinner that we might be more used to, with all of our family members gathered together,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淏ut here, we are all family in a way that we all have something to be thankful for, and itSA国际影视传媒檚 easy for us to let the negative feelings come to the forefront. But if we can stop for a couple of moments and realize the good things that are happening in our lives, thatSA国际影视传媒檚 what Thanksgiving is all about.SA国际影视传媒�

In addition, he mentioned that the grocery hampers donation that happened at the Co-op on Saturday hit its goal of 400 hampers, which are to be distributed to the community on Tuesday.

SA国际影视传媒淭his is our way of giving back to the community and spreading some joy and hope during this Thanksgiving season,SA国际影视传媒� said Brushett.