Pictured from left to right: City Manager William R. Whitson, Council Member Brent Lambert, Council Member Larry Sewell, Mayor Mike Steele, Vice Mayor Tom Card, Council Member Denny Manning, City Attorney John Anderson
The East Ridge City Council hosted a Thanksgiving dinner on Monday evening for families that suffered severe losses due to flooding earlier this year. The turkeys for the dinner were donated by the two East Ridge BI-LO locations and Shuford’s Smokehouse volunteered to cook the turkeys. City council and staff members joined together to provide an array of Thanksgiving classics.
“In the spirit of the season and of East Ridge, our Council and staff donated their time to provide a Thanksgiving dinner for these families who were severely affected by the flood,” said Mayor Mike Steele. “The City is delighted that we were able to host this dinner and appreciate Bi-Lo and Shuford’s for their donated assistance.” In addition he stated, “I think it is important that we all stop and reflect on our many blessing and give back to our community in any way we can.”
“BI-LO is very excited to partner with the City to provide a dinner for these families,” said store manager Terry Jeffers. “This was a great opportunity for us to give back to our community and we hope our shoppers will continue to offer their support for our ongoing holiday food drives as we work to support families in our area.”
For more information on opportunities to give in East Ridge this holiday season please contact Trish Startup, grants coordinator, at 423 867-7711.