By Michael Gagne–
For over 40 years, Tenderloin Tessie, with the help of a cadre of caring compassionate volunteers, has proudly served 100,000 free holiday dinners to an ever-growing community of indigent citizens, many of whom lack the affection of a family while struggling with health, housing, and economic challenges.
Each guest, no matter their station in life, is somebody’s child, sister, brother, or parent. That makes it family; our family.
And we treat our family members with love and respect. No one who comes to enjoy our events is ever turned away. More than just a meal, our dinners also hold the promise of new friendships, lots of laughter and hugs, and outstanding live entertainment.
We are an all-volunteer tax-exempt nonprofit organization established in 1976 to serve holiday dinners 3 times a
year at Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas to our community.
We still have two dinners to serve this year as well as our annual Holiday Cabaret Show. The Thanksgiving dinner will be on Thursday, November 28, and the Christmas dinner will be on Wednesday, December 25. Both dinners will be at The First Unitarian Church on 1187 Franklin St @ Geary from 1–4 pm.
We need volunteers for our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Here are the details:
Thanksgiving 2019
Wednesday, November 27
10:30 am to 2:30 pm: Truck help and grocery shopping.
Thursday, November 28
9 am to Noon: Set-up and decorating;
Noon–4 pm: Mandatory training meeting and dinner;
3–6 pm: Last hour of dinner and tear-down.
Saturday, November 30
10 am–1 pm: Unload the truck and do inventory.
Christmas 2019
Tuesday, December 24
10:30 am–2:30 pm: Truck help and grocery shopping.
Wednesday, December 25
9 am–Noon: Set-up and decorating;
Noon–4 pm: Mandatory training meeting and dinner;
3–6 pm: Last hour of dinner and tear-down.
Friday, December 27
9:30 am–10:30 am: Unload the truck.
To volunteer, please contact me at 415-584-3252 (landline, no text) or email me at TenderloinTessie@yahoo.com
Our website is http://www.TenderloinTessie.com
Michael Gagne is the President of the Tenderloin Tessie Board of Directors.
Published on November 14, 2019
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