A long line as always this morning along 39th south of Oregon for the Eastridge Church turkey giveaway. This year, Eastridge had 1,000 turkeys and grocery bags to give away, split between their two campuses, West Seattle and the Eastside. We checked out the setup just as it was getting under way – here are some of the amassed bags of groceries:
Eastridge has been doing this for nine years, starting at its Issaquah campus before expanding to West Seattle.
4 yrs ago was the first time in my life I knew I couldnt have thanksgiving dinner without hoping to score on a free turkey. An avid craigslist ftee section browser, I stumbled accross the post for this giveaway. So i was in line first thing on giveaway day. and in tears before I even got back accross the street. Comp[letely overwhelmed by being given a turkey and bag of groceries. The following yr. I planned on going again, and was stunned by the amount of people lined up around the block early waiting to get a turkey. thats when I knew these people were in wAy more need than I, Since then I’ve conditioned myself to do without and basically ignore thanksgiving. I usually work at helping a family on QA get prepped for their big dinner and extra company, then just come home and hang out with my dog.
But I will always remember how grateful I was for getting a turkey from the church that yr.
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