Thanksgiving

Staff and volunteers with Food & Friends prepared 8,520 pounds of turkey, 1,065 pounds of roasted potatoes, 1,065 pounds of cornbread stuffing, 94 gallons of gravy and 5,680 dinner rolls. Oh and 1,420 pies. The meals go toward sick…

Years ago, when Thomas LeBlanc was a professor, he had students with whom he was close. And he knew they couldn’t go home for Thanksgiving. So LeBlanc invited them to his home.

Central Union Mission, which runs a shelter in D.C. for men experiencing homelessness, serves about 500 Thanksgiving meals each year. But in the past, they’ve had just as many volunteers as people eating, and that can make things a little…