CLUB SERVES DINNER FOR ELDERLY; LIONS COOK ANNUAL THANKSGIVING FEAST.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer Larry Bird Larry Joe Bird (born December 7,1956) is a retired American NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, and one of the best clutch performers in the history of sports. has spent his last 19 Thanksgiving Thanksgiving annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922] See : America Thanksgiving national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop. holidays buying, cooking and serving dinner for the elderly at the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Senior Center. No, not the basketball Hall-of-Famer. Newhall's Larry Bird joined other Lions Club members Thursday in preparing and serving dinner for about 170 senior citizens - not only those who could not afford to buy meals, but also many who just enjoyed the companionship companionship the faculty possessed by most truly domesticated animals. They are social creatures and have a great need for the companionship of other animals. Animals in groups are quieter and more productive as a rule. of other diners Diners can mean:
``I always find time to do this,'' Bird said about the annual dinner. ``We put in six to eight hours each putting this together, and usually I'm the last one to leave,'' Bird said. CalArts graduate student Margarette Alkire played the violin violin, family of stringed musical instruments having wooden bodies whose backs and fronts are slightly convex, the fronts pierced by two f-hole-shaped resonance holes. on a stage in the dining room while Ray Graeber, the Lions Club president, organized volunteers arriving at the Market Street center to offer their assistance. ``It's fulfilling to know we make a couple hours of the day better,'' Graeber said about the club's guests. ``It's not that they can't afford to eat. It just gives them a place to go.'' The Lions club has sponsored the annual dinner for 20 years. Graeber said nearly 40 club members are usually joined by an equal number of other volunteers from the community to serve the meals. Lions Club members provide the food, Graeber said. ``We buy about 120 pounds of meat and lots of salads and fruit too,'' explained Bird, who said his name was once mistaken in a newspaper for that of the Larry Bird who finished his stellar career in the National Basketball Association National Basketball Association (NBA) U.S. professional basketball league. It was formed in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League (founded 1937) and the Basketball Association of America (1946). with the Boston Celtics in 1993. Wilma Biren of Newhall said the holiday dinner - a leisurely event with time to savor coffee and salad before the big meal - is usually the highlight of her Thanksgiving. Widowed three years ago, she said she enjoys the companionship. ``I have friends who are here, eating and helping out as well,'' Biren said. A regular at the center throughout the year, Thelma Blanchard said the Lions Club volunteers are good cooks, and the food is tasty. ``It's good. Also, by coming regularly, you get to know everybody and have lots of friends, and the group is so lovely,'' Blanchard said. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1--Color) Senior citizens enjoy the company and the food at Thanksgiving dinner The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States is a large meal, starring a large roasted turkey. All of the dishes in the traditional American version of Thanksgiving Dinner are made from foods native to North America, according to tradition the Pilgrims received these served by Lions Club members and other volunteers in Newhall. (2--Color) Well-dressed senior citizens enjoy the conversation, not just the food, at a dinner for them. (3) Lions Club volunteers serve turkey dinners with all the trimmings on Thanksgiving Day at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center in Newhall. David Sprague/Daily News |
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