DES MOINES, Iowa — Organizers for the Parks Community Thanksgiving Dinner say they’re seeing a greater need this year as a result of the government shutdown.
For nearly 41 years, dozens of volunteers gathered at Chuck’s Restaurant in the Highland Park neighborhood of Des Moines on Thanksgiving Day to cook and distribute hundreds of holiday meals for community members in need.
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The first Parks Community Thanksgiving Dinner was held in 1984 and helped feed 100 people. Last year’s event, the 40th anniversary, provided 2,700 meals.
New this year, dine-in and carry-out meals will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis. For the first time, only delivery orders need to be requested in advance. The Parks Community Thanksgiving Dinner board started accepting delivery requests on Monday at 9 a.m…