Make reservations for a Thanksgiving meal
Roxanne Moody will lead a host of volunteers again, providing free meals on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27. Moody said they are not offering sit-down meals; only pickup and delivery.
The meal will not be prepared at Mister Bagel this year due to a change of ovens. It will be cooked in the kitchen at Gorham Recreation Department, 75 South St.
The volunteers buy 150 pounds of turkey and receive donations of 60 pounds of potatoes, 40 pounds of carrots, 45 pounds of squash, and 45 pounds of sweet potatoes from Meservey Farms in Buxton and will have a multitude of pies, breads, deviled eggs, and donations of homemade cranberry sauce.
Moody reports “upward of 50 volunteers” pull together to provide the meal. “We take monetary donations to help with expenses and any money left over after expenses goes to the local food pantry and (school) backpack program,” Moody said.
The group plans on feeding about 130, but last year took orders for 140 before turning away people. To make reservations or request delivery, call Moody at 839-4516 or email trmoody75@gmail.com.
Leave a message with names, phone numbers and addresses and also inform them whether anyone is diabetic.
“If you are able to pick up, we’d appreciate it,” Moody said.
Repair fair at Baxter library
Bring broken or damaged items at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, to Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St., and learn how to fix them from handy volunteers.
Items could include lamps and small appliances, clothing, wooden furniture, jewelry, bicycles and tools that need sharpening.
The library is also collecting donations for the Gorham Food Pantry. For more information, call the library at 222-1190.
Historical society annual meeting
Members of Gorham Historical Society will conduct the annual meeting at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, at its headquarters at Shaw Cherry Hill Farm, 28 Cherry Hill Road.
For more information, call Suzie Philips, society president, at 892-9847.
Free clothes at the closet
The Mission of Hope Clothes Closet will be open from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 1, at Cressey Road Christian Church, 81 Cressey Road, Gorham.
The closet is open on the first and third Saturdays each month. For more information, call the church at 839-3111.
Triad reminder
The Gorham, Windham, Westbrook Triad will meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Gorham Police Department, 270 Main St.
Kathy Damon, of Home Instead, is the featured speaker.
Triad is a collaboration of law enforcement, businesses and civic groups that promote safety, security and well-being of senior citizens.
50 years ago
The American Journal reported on Oct. 29, 1975, that Scout Troop 73 was sponsoring a paper drive and would collect them Nov. 15. To donate, readers were to call Margaret Nickerson or Betty Trynor.
