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Community sets table for meals  

On behalf of all the volunteers for The Neighborhood Table, I want to thank you for the splendid coverage of our "kickoff" dinner in your newspaper.      

I was pleased beyond words at the great story Karen Madden did for the Christmas Day paper. Then, to have the coverage again in the New Year's Day paper was wonderful. Karen has been fun to work with and is an asset to your publication.    

We served about 55 people on New Year's Eve. The people who came to eat were not only happy with the great meal, but were really pleased that our volunteers took the time to greet them, to wait on them and to sit and visit. One lady had tears in her eyes when she told Carrie Siler "you don't know what this means to a widow who is alone on a holiday." Another person took carry outs to her family because she had been away caring for a sister who has cancer, and had no time to cook a meal for her family.

We are grateful for the "freewill" donations some of our patrons insisted on giving to us. We are over­whelmed at the community support, the phone calls offering help and the unsolicited donations we have received. Almost every day I receive a letter from our partner, the Community Foundation of South Wood County, telling me of more donations received. It is truly heart warming.

Thank you to all in the community for your support. This is a way you can help others year-round, not just at Christmas. This is something our community needs and you can tell by the smiling faces of the volunteers, it is something we need to do for others

If anyone would like to contribute to The Neighborhood Table, you can do so by sending your donation to Community Foundation of South Wood County, 478 E. Grand Ave., Wisconsin Rapids. Mark your check "The Neighborhood Table."  

GINNY STEEN Director

The Neighborhood Table Wisconsin Rapids  

Editor's note: The Neighborhood Table is a free meal offered to members of the public on the last two Thursdays of every month. The second meal is tonight. The meals are served from 5p.m. to 6:30p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church,320 Oak St.,Wisconsin Rapids.

The Neighborhood Table services the communities of Wisconsin Rapids, Nekoosa, Port Edwards, Wisconsin and surrounding areas