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Thank you for your desire to serve on Thanksgiving Day!
All our volunteer opportunities are filled.
Please come and join us for dinner and/or make a donation.
Thank you for your support.
– Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner Committee
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22nd Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner Cancelled this Year
It is with sadness that the committee of the Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner has made the decision to cancel the dinner this year.
We care about our community and are aware of heightened warnings from the CDC, especially regarding Thanksgiving gatherings. Our main concern is the safety of our guests and volunteers.
Continue to go to our Facebook page or visit here for other updates.
We look forward to welcome all back in 2021!
Stay healthy.
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All funds will be distributed to:
The Deep Well Project
Bluffton Self Help
Second Helpings
TO GIVE:
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Or CLICK HERE to visit directly to make a donation.
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Over the Christmas holidays in 1998 Hudson's owner, Brian J. Carmines, chatting with Betsy Doughtie, executive director of The Deep Well Project, casually mentioned that he would be willing to host a "Community Thanksgiving Dinner" if there was community support for such an undertaking. Within days, Betsy had enlisted Allan and Gloria LaCoe, Jackie Johnson, and other members of St. Andrew By-The-Sea United Methodist Church to spearhead the volunteer organization.
In 1999, the first Community Thanksgiving Dinner was held at Hudson's Seafood House on the Docks. Some 500 meals were served. Over the years, Hudson's has felt like a second home to residents and visitors alike. This event has grown and touched thousands of peoples' lives who make the dinner a part of their family's celebration.
The Community Thanksgiving Dinner celebrates the best-ever free community family-style dinner, with over 400 volunteers serving more than 1600 guests. Many volunteers plan their vacations to coincide with the meal each year. Others welcome the busy distraction after losing loved ones, and some bring their families to give back to the community.