50th Anniversary Turkey Dinner for Seniors (1973-2023)
On November 18th, the Whitman Knights of Columbus hosted its 50th Turkey Dinner for Seniors! The Whitman Knights of Columbus is a non-profit organization that serves as a community function center. The Turkey Dinner has been a yearly tradition since 1973 for fifty straight years. Every single year, the Whitman-Hanson Football team shows up to help serve the meals, giving them a chance to meet the seniors in the community. In addition, the Whitman Police also helped with serving meals. Overall, this was another successful event hosted by the Knights of Columbus that brought everyone in the community together!
Thanksgiving Meals for Seniors
Due to the pandemic, the Knights of Columbus Whitman—Council #347 partnered with the Whitman Police Department to deliver homemade Turkey Dinners directly to the Seniors’ homes this year. This is the 47th consecutive year that the Knights have carried on this beloved Thanksgiving tradition of serving free Thanksgiving dinners to the Whitman area Senior citizens.
In past years, when the Hall was open, we served an average of 460 meals to Seniors, servers, volunteers, and staff.
The Whitman Police Department posted the following on their Facebook page (11/21/20)
“Today the Whitman Knights of Columbus hosted their annual Thanksgiving meals for seniors. A tradition that they have continued for the past 47 consecutive years!
This year, due to Covid-19, they were not able to have everyone at the hall so we offered to deliver the 135 meals to the seniors.
The Knights of Columbus and all of their dedicated & selfless volunteers do a fantastic job with this event every year. They do so much for our community with little recognition. We can’t thank them enough for all that they do. It’s always a privilege to participate in this meaningful tradition.”