We have community business that donate Turkey's ,churches and community residents bring the sides. We have muiltple properties so some of the local churches provide transportation to outreach center that don't have transportation which is located right across the street fron our main office. Different volunteers such as police Department , health Department, community figures and many others come out on Thanksgiving Day to serve our guest. We serve from 12pm til 3pm .This is a time for those without family or friends , homeless, hungry, to have a since of family.

We are providing the ham and turkey along with wine and drinks. Residents are bringing sides and desserts. We already have sign ups for green bean casserole, sausage balls, banana pudding, cupcakes, dressing, broccoli casserole and more. We are turning our clubhous into a room full of festive tables with candle light and holiday decorations. It is going to be a great day of fellowship and fun with lots of yummy food too!!!

Every year on the Thursday prior to Thanksgiving, we would prepare turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie and residents would bring in their favorite side or dessert. Residents would also be asked to bring in a can of food or non-perishable food item, either for a person or a pet. Donations would go to Northwest Harvest or Senior Food Bank.

We will have Dinner ready for the residents and some desserts. The reseidents can bring their famous or secret family desserts, They leave their Desserts on the table. Then everyone can take/share pieces of desserts, pies and cookies from the table. This is like the cookie swaps but with desserts. And we also collect all the canned goods for Dare to care!

When I started working at The Verge, a student property, I inherited this event. We provided a turkey "Thanksgiving" dinner for our residents. The admission to this event was 2 cans of food. Thus Turkey Can-Can. We donated the food to a local food bank in Chapel Hill. We purchased turkey, gravy and stuffing from K & W Cafeteria and made mashed potatoes and green beans ourselves. This resident event has been held every year at The Verge for at least 6 or 7 years! Residents and staff love it and we give back to the community!