By early afternoon, owner Sai Guntaka said the Indian restaurant was on track to give away between 1,000 and 1,200 free meals by the end of the day.
Thanksgiving 2024
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Oxford diner prepares to serve more than 600 free Thanksgiving dinners
Daddy O’s Diner offers free meals for a 16th year with the help of local farms, businesses and individuals.
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Midcoast communities rally against food insecurity this winter
With the growing need for food assistance, local nonprofits and donation farms have joined forces to nourish neighbors this holiday season.
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Abundance on the menu at Freeport Community Services
Freeport Community Services is gearing up for its annual free Thanksgiving meal event, thanks to the support of many local businesses and organizations.
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Cyclists pedal for food pantry finds
Bicycle groups came together for “Cranksgiving,” a scavenger hunt to buy food across Portland to donate to the Westbrook Food Pantry.
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Community Harvest brings back in-person Thanksgiving meal
For the first time since the pandemic, Community Harvest will host its annual Thanksgiving meal at St Martha’s Church in Kennebunk.
Posted inTimes Record
Stories from Maine: America’s real first Thanksgiving was in Maine
One of the most prolific of all American holidays likely had its genesis on the shores of Maine, more than 169 years before the United States became a country and nearly 213 years before Maine won her statehood. On July 31, 1607, more than a dozen years before pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, two ships […]
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Sustainable Practice: Sustainable holiday meals — a recipe for joy
If we decide that enjoying an eco-friendly meal with loved ones is how we want to give thanks for our time together on Earth, we can plan menus based on our environmental ethics. Planning holiday menus is a tradition that has a global impact, given that feeding ourselves accounts for over half of habitable land […]
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Scarborough extends welcome for Community Thanksgiving
Sign-ups for volunteers had maxed out weeks before Thanksgiving, showing the impact of the community event.