For the past eight years, volunteers at the Bald Eagle United Methodist Church have been organizing \u201cProject Turkey\u201d.
\nThe project was designed to help provide a traditional Thanksgiving meal to area residents who otherwise may not have one.
\nIn the past two years, the group has been making over 180 meals and plan to do so again this year.
\nSign up sheets are placed at Graystone, the Pennsylvania House and Tyrone House so residents can request meals.
\nThen, church members and volunteers gather the morning before Thanksgiving to prepare the meals.
\nThe cooking begins by 9 a.m. and by 4 p.m. volunteers are ready to dish meals out. After so many years, they have developed an efficient system and meals are ready to go a half hour later. Volunteer drivers then deliver the meals to those individuals who signed up.
\nWhile primarily geared toward area senior citizens, the group has been known to deliver meals to others in need as well. Often times, church members will request meals for friends or neighbors.
\nAccording to Pastor Michele Somerville, \u201cIt is really an amazing thing to see, the way they prepare the meals.\u201d
\nShe said after organizing the project for so many years, they really have it down to a science.
\nMost of the food and ingredients are donated and the meals are prepared at the church. There are also volunteers that deliver the meals in the evening.
\nPastor Somerville said members of the Grazierville United Methodist Church also donate to the project, whether it is monetary, necessary items or time.
\n\u201cI know there are others who don\u2019t have, but we still manage to deliver meals to a lot of people,\u201d Somerville said of Project Turkey.
\nShe also said some individuals send donations after receiving a meal. That money goes into a fund that is used for other projects, so it goes right back into the community.
\nThis year\u2019s meal will be delivered on Wednesday, November 22 and will include turkey, gravy, filling, baked corn, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie with cool whip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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