The Salvation Army desperate for Thanksgiving food donations

WINNIPEG — The Salvation Army needs your help with food donations for its Thanksgiving Dinner this year.

The organization is asking the public for any donations of pie (pumpkin pie preferred) and frozen vegetables.

Over the course of their Thanksgiving Dinner, The Salvation Army usually feeds more than 600 people.

“It’s a full dinner; turkey, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, dinner rolls, cranberries, and dessert,” said Mark Young, executive director at Weetamah.

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The dinner is scheduled for Oct. 7 at the Weetamah location, with the first plating at 5 p.m. and the second at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend the dinner.

Any donations can be brought to The Salvation Army at 324 Logan Avenue on or before Oct. 7.