On Thanksgiving
Day, Nov. 28, the Bay Ridge Corps of The Salvation Army will
open its doors and offer free Thanksgiving dinners to "the
lonely, the elderly, the homeless or anyone who finds it difficult
to cook at home that day," according to Major Bryan Smith.
Smith and his wife, fellow pastor Major Beverly Smith (pictured
above left with volunteer Dianne Browning), will begin serving
dinner at noon at the facility’s Peach Room at 252 86th St. between
Third Avenue and Ridge Boulevard.
The pastors have been stationed for 10 years in Bay Ridge and
have been offering the community Thanksgiving dinners, which
attract from 40 to 60 people, for four years.
"When we have a dinner we simply open the doors; we don’t
ask financial status," said Smith. "It’s our hope they
will find here a warm place and sense God’s love through what’s
being done."
Large families as well as individuals are welcome, and reservations
are not needed. For directions or more information, call (718)
238-2991.
The Salvation Army in Fort Greene [321 Ashland Place at Hanson
Place, (718) 638-2844] will also offer a dinner on Nov. 28, from
10:30 am to 4 pm. The Sunset Park location [520 50th St. at Fifth
Avenue, (718) 438-1771] will offer a dinner on Nov. 24, from
noon to 4 pm.
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