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The Portland Rotary Club made a difference this Thanksgiving.
More than 130 people were served an early Thanksgiving feast at the St Vincent DePaul Food Kitchen on Wednesday, Nov. 23rd.
This is at least the 30th straight year the Portland Rotary Club has been serving up a tasty Thanksgiving meal.
(Photo: Leisa Collins serving a hot Thanksgiving meal.)
We do this the day before Thanksgiving because it's easier to get volunteers to help and also because there are plenty of places serving meals to the homeless and low income families on Thanksgiving Day.
Wednesday’s menu featured many of the traditional favorites like roasted turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.
 "We're giving people a good hot meal and we're also passing out boxes of food that they can take home for celebrating Thanksgiving,” Jesse Senore, president, St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen, said.
(Photo: Jesse Senore, St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen)
"This is a nice way to receive table-side service, making it feel a little bit like a restaurant,” Eric Greven, Community Service Chair, said.
All the food was donated by local businesses, with the Portland Rotary Club members, friends and family preparing and serving the meals.
To watch a video on the event produced by WGME 13 News, please go to: http://wgme.com/news/local/portland-rotary-club-serves-up-an-early-thanksgiving-feast
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