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Volunteers, city and businesses revive ‘Mister Bob’ Thanksgiving tradition, serve nearly 2,000 meals
Summary
Emily Allen described how volunteers, local businesses and the city worked in three weeks to preserve the long-running Mister Bob Thanksgiving meal, serving nearly 2,000 diners and honoring the event’s founder with a proclamation during the celebration.
Emily Allen told the Carnegie Library audience that she and two other parents organized a last-minute effort to sustain the long-running Mister Bob Thanksgiving community meal after the event lost its prior venue in October 2024.
“I was able to connect with Mayor Raya Peddy, the Moline Police Department, and city administration to discuss how to get the event back up and running,” Emily Allen said during her remarks, describing rapid coordination with city…
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