Seattle’s ‘Thanksgiving for All’ draws hundreds, helps pets for the holidays

The Brief

  • Approximately 500 people gathered at Seattle’s Xtadium for the 15th annual “Thanksgiving for All,” where volunteers served hot meals and distributed essential items like clothing and hygiene products to those in need.
  • For the first time, the event also provided supplies for pets, offering much-needed support to attendees like Andrew Lima, a homeless cancer patient living in a tent with his dog, Skyler.
  • Lima expressed deep gratitude for the event, noting that the community’s generosity provided him with hope and the strength to keep fighting.

SEATTLE Around 500 people celebrated the holiday at “Thanksgiving for All” in Seattle on Thursday.

Volunteers made Thanksgiving meals for those attending the 15th annual event at Xtadium and gave away essentials to those in need.

“She’s overexcited,” said Andrew Lima, a Thanksgiving for All attendee, pointing to his dog Sklyer, pictured below, who also attended.

Lima, his wife Angel and his best friend Skyler were “having a ball” at this year’s Thanksgiving for All event.

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