Residents Given Thanksgiving Dinner at Windsor Locks High School

Submitted by Windsor Locks Public Schools

The Windsor Locks Public Schools Food Service Director and Executive Chef David Mensher, along with Kim Chmura and other food services staff delighted the residents of the emergency shelter with a Thanksgiving meal complete with a turkey carving station, and all the trimmings.

Although most of the town’s residents have been coping without power, more than 100 Windsor Locks residents made Windsor Locks High School, the town’s emergency shelter, home at one point. Individuals in the shelter shared warm accommodations, a hot meal, internet capabilities, and new friends according to Superintendent Wayne Sweeney.

“While conditions outside were unbearable, for a few folks the gym was a comfortable place that created an atmosphere of caring. In spite of it all there was much to give thanks for,” Sweeney said.

The food services staff and countless volunteers serving the center could feel the sense of community and determined it would be appropriate to provide the shelter residence a Pre-Thanksgiving dinner.