23rd Annual Tradition Began With 9 Dinners
More Than 500 Volunteered Thanksgiving Day
POSTED: 1:05 pm CST November 26,
2009
UPDATED: 7:05 pm CST November 26,
2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- This Thanksgiving Day, more than 500 volunteers showed up to help serve food to thousands of people with mental or health issues.
The 23rd Annual Keith Searcy Memorial Thanksgiving Dinner was created by Gerry Searcy decades ago when she brought nine dinners to some of the elderly in her community with her disabled son, Keith.Since then, her son has passed away, but the dinner in his honor continues to grow.To help the Keith Searcy Memorial Thanksgiving Dinner, you can send contributions year-round to 1227 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208.
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