Aldersgate Methodist Church feeds over 1,000 people on Thanksgiving [Video]

ALSO THE FELLOWSHIP ON THE NORTH SHORE. THERE IS ALSO AN EFFORT TO FEED THOUSANDS THIS THANKSGIVING. A CHURCH IN SLIDELL KEEPING THIS DECADES LONG TRADITION ALIVE, WDSU NORTH SHORE BUREAU REPORTER SHAWANDA JONES JOINS US LIVE WITH HOW THIS EVENT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. SHAWANDA. HEY, GUYS. YEAH, THE THE ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, THEY FED OVER 1500 PEOPLE TODAY. NOW, PREPARATIONS FOR THIS EVENT BEGAN ALMOST TWO MONTHS AGO, AND THIS EVENT IS IN ITS 26TH YEAR. IT’S RUN BY DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS. THE ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER DRIVE HAS BECOME A FAMILY TRADITION FOR THOSE SERVING, AND FOR THOSE ENJOYING THE FOOD. SUSIE HUNT IS ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OF THE EVENT. SHE SAYS THE ELDERLY POPULATION MAKES UP A HUGE DEMOGRAPHIC OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. INFLATION, TIME AND A LACK OF ENERGY SOMETIMES WON’T ALLOW OLDER PEOPLE TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS LIKE THEY ONCE DID. WHEN YOU …