North Cheektowaga Courier/ Friday, October 24, 2014
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OCTOBER 24, 2014
By Debra Kelly
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Thanksgiving is a time that signals the official start of the holiday season. For many people, it’s one of the few times in a year that they see certain members of the family. For others, it can be a trying time filled with unwanted and unfamiliar chaos, or the sad reminder of a now-empty house. The Cheektowaga Senior Center is making sure that no one needs to be alone for Thanksgiving – and certainly, that no one needs to take on the challenge of cooking a full Thanksgiving meal if they don’t want to. From 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18, the center will be holding their
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Senior center to host Thanksgiving annual Thanksgiving dinner. Tickets are $16 and must be purchased at the center office (3349 Broadway) by November 10 – or before they’re sold out. The dinner is open to members and their guests, and for center director Kerry Switalski, it’s more than about a dinner (as amazing as that always is). It, like all her other programs and events, is about the people, about the fun, about the socializing and about the atmosphere. “In years past, I’ve been told things like, “I’m not able to cook at home, and this is almost as good as home cookin’!”” she says, and for the hard-working staff that bring the event from fridge to table, that’s one of the best compliments they can get. The dinner will be catered
by Peter G., and include everything that a homecooked Thanksgiving dinner should. From the chef salad to the roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, stuffing, and sweet potatoes to the cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie for dessert, absolutely no one will go away hungry. In addition to the dinner (and that lack of dishes that diners will have to clean up afterward), there will also be music provided by one man band Bobby Sugg. Because no Thanksgiving dinner would be complete without some music, there will be dancing (or just relaxing) after the meal. When it comes to being thankful, Switalski is grateful that she’s able to bring the dinner to their members and
their guests. She hears all kinds of stories and gets all kinds of thanks – everyone’s situation is different, and although everyone has a different reason for spending their Thanksgiving at the center, one thing that doesn’t change is the sense of family that’s celebrated there. Some of the center’s members have told her that even though they’re going to be doing another dinner with family who are coming in from out of town or from down the street, they look forward to dinner at the center just as much. They’re just as thankful for the family they’ve made there as they are for the family that they’re born into, and for Switalski.... that’s all the thanks she needs. For more information, call the center at 686-3930.
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The Cheektowaga Senior Center is making sure that no one needs to be alone for Thanksgiving.
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