Chattanooga’s Third “Unity in the Community” traditional Thanksgiving meal for the city’s homeless will be held Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, in the First Tennessee Pavilion at 1826 Carter Street, across from Finley Stadium, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Residents of the community are being asked to help with gift cards, monetary donations and some extra items that are still needed to ensure there is enough to serve all who attend. The gift cards and monetary donations should be brought to The Salvation Army at 822 McCallie Avenue, at the corner of McCallie and
Magnolia. Donations need to be received by the end of business day on Tuesday, Nov. 24.
Shuttles are being provided by local churches to pick-up homeless persons at five locations from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. The free shuttles will pick up every fifteen minutes. The shuttle locations are: The Salvation Army at 800 McCallie Avenue; The Salvation Army in East Lake at 28th Street and 4th Avenue; The Community Kitchen on 11th Street; Miller Park in downtown Chattanooga, and from La Paz de Dios in the St. Andrews Building on Union Avenue in Highland Park.
Unity in the Community is a coalition of social service agencies, churches, businesses and the City of Chattanooga who partner to offer “turkey and all the trimmings” to the homeless and disadvantaged each year. Last year, 1,700 meals were served.
For more information, contact Gordon Hall at The Salvation Army at 423 756-1023.