Union Gospel Mission Serving 450 Meals Thanksgiving Day - Updated With Photos (Photo) - 11/23/23
For Immediate Release Contact: Courtney Dodds
November 21, 2023 Cell: 971-275-2334
Union Gospel Mission Serving 450 Meals Thanksgiving Day
Portland, Ore., - Union Gospel Mission’s Thanksgiving Day meal for those experiencing homelessness or anyone who needs a place to spend the holiday will take place on Thursday, November 23 at 10:00 a.m. at 15 NW Third Avenue.
The meal includes traditional favorites like turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, tropical fruit salad, cranberry sauce, a dinner roll with butter and pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Guests will have the option to dine in or take their meal to-go. They will also receive a snack sack for later in the day.
UGM began their Thanksgiving celebrations Wednesday, November 15th at their overnight shelter in SE Portland with 100 Thanksgiving meals served. This week they are serving Thanksgiving meals all week on the Search + Rescue outreach in addition to the Thanksgiving Day meal at the downtown location.
In all, they will serve around 1,100 Thanksgiving meals to those experiencing homelessness. They cooked about 95 turkeys in total and about 300 pounds of mashed potatoes.
If you would like to help the Mission provide meals to those in need visit www.ugmportland.org/donate, call 503-274-4483 or mail a check to 3 NW Third Avenue Portland, OR 97209.
About Union Gospel Mission: Union Gospel Mission has been serving Portland since 1927. Union Gospel Mission provides meals and care for those experiencing homelessness and is home to LifeChange – a long-term residential 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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