Thanksgiving Drive-thru Dinner

Thanksgiving Drive-thru Dinner

Author: Amy Zullo
November 17, 2022

Since 2004, MPC has provided a free Thanksgiving dinner to the community.  On Thanksgiving Day, the doors were opened to anyone to come enjoy a traditional dinner including turkey with gravy, stuffing mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, cranberry sauce, and rolls with butter, along with a choice of desserts. I can say from personal experience that the meals I have had were delicious. For the past three years, the format has changed to a drive-through due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Each year, teams of volunteers have prepared and served over 250 meals.  Last year, the drive-through had 268 “customers” and this year, preparations are being made to serve 340 meals. Any leftovers or extra supplies will be donated to the Stop the Violence ministry in Harrisburg. 

One resident of Mechanicsburg who called to inquire if we were having a Thanksgiving dinner this year expressed her appreciation of the convenience of being able to pick up a couple of meals and take them home to enjoy.  “It’s just me and my son,” she said, and she likes not having to cook a big meal for just the two of them. 

John and Kelly Scurfield along with Jim Hutchison have been leading the team of volunteers for the past few years.  The volunteers do a lot of prep work in the days leading up to and on Thanksgiving Day.  Congregation members can donate cash, turkeys, pies (apple, cherry or pumpkin), or cakes (yellow or chocolate).  If you want to volunteer to help out, contact John Scurfield or Jim Hutchison.  When I asked Jim why he does this, his reply was that he enjoys cooking and this is a way to give back.  “It’s my contribution to the community and the church,” he says.  


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