For Immediate Release                                                Contact: Courtney Dodds

December 11, 2019                                                     503-274-4483

                                                                                    971-275-2334 (cell)

Union Gospel Mission to Serve 500 Christmas Day Meals

Portland, Ore., - Union Gospel Mission will be providing 500 meals on Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Union Gospel Mission. The meal is free and open to anyone in need.

The menu includes ham, Au Gratin potatoes, candied yams, green beans, hot dinner rolls with butter, fruit salad and pie. We will also serve hot coffee and apple cider. In addition to the meal, guests will receive a gift bag that will include a hat, gloves, and hand warmers. A snack sack will be available for each guest for a snack later on Christmas Day. More than 130 volunteers will be at the Mission Christmas Day setting up, preparing food, and serving the meal.

“We want our guests to feel cared for, respected and loved on this special day,” says Lori Quinney Food Service Director, “we could use donations of coffee and pre-baked packaged pies for the Christmas Dinner.”

Pies and coffee may be dropped off at 3 NW Third Avenue in Portland or call 503-274-4483. Financial donations may be made online at www.ugmportland.org or mailed to 3 NW Third Avenue, Portland OR, 97209.

About Union Gospel Mission: Union Gospel Mission’s purpose is “Feeding the hungry, restoring the addict and loving our neighbor.” Union Gospel Mission has been serving Portland since 1927. Union Gospel Mission provides meals and care for the homeless and operates LifeChange -- a transformative recovery program for men, women and children. Contact Union Gospel Mission at 503-274-4483, ugmportland.org or on social media @ugmpdx

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