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Pastor Willie Simmons outlines citywide Thanksgiving meal sites; council pledges coordination
Summary
Pastor Willie Simmons presented a list of churches and organizations offering Thanksgiving meals across Gadsden and neighboring communities, urged coordination to serve 300–500 people at each site, and invited other groups to join. Councilmembers and city staff agreed to use 2-1-1 and existing contact lists to coordinate distribution.
Pastor Willie Simmons addressed the council during the citizen request portion on Nov. 10 to present a coordinated plan for Thanksgiving meal service across Gadsden. Simmons said he helped found the community Thanksgiving program and announced a list of service locations and contact people, including dates and times for events on…
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