GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — This Thanksgiving, Mel Trotter Ministries prepared and served a free Thanksgiving meal, complete with 400 turkeys, to community members.
Preparations for the nonprofit’s annual free Thanksgiving Day Community Meal began at 5 a.m. at the DeVos Place in Grand Rapids.
Event organizers said 700 volunteers joined together to prepare, set up and serve the meal, which included:
- 400 Turkeys
- 2,400 Pounds of potatoes
- 3,000 Dinner rolls
- 240 Pounds of stuffing
- 700 Pounds of green beans
- 700 Pounds of candied carrots
- 60 Gallons of gravy
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