2023 Community Thanksgiving Dinner

For 20 years, Freeport has been home to a Free Community Meal on Thanksgiving Day. Please help us by donating to this year's dinner!

Run by volunteers and funded by donations, our chefs put on a wonderful meal for our community. We rely on you to make this beloved tradition a success. We are raising $2500 to cover the cost of the meal.

This year, we anticipate serving 300 people on Thanksgiving Day in person at the Community Center and by delivering hot meals to local homes.

A tremendous amount of work goes into creating the dinner each year. When asked why he continues to donate his time to this event, organizer Jonas Werner is clear. “I do it for the people in the community," he says. "There are people that, not by any choice of their own, spend a lot of time alone. They spend their birthdays alone and holidays alone. This is a time when I can help bring people together." Jonas believes that it does not matter where people come from or what their religion is or what their beliefs are. Everyone deserves to have a place to go to celebrate with others on this holiday.