Derry group gives away 170 Christmas meals
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Jessica Gray (left), owner of Taps N’ At, hands free Christmas Eve meals to Allison Clark of Derry at the Derry restaurant Thursday.
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Volunteer Saveria Weimer looks for the name of someone picking an order of free Christmas Eve meals at Taps N’ At restaurant in Derry on Thursday.
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Volunteer Linda Weimer picks up pieces of ham to include in free Christmas Eve meals that were being handed out at Taps N’ At restaurant in Derry on Thursday.
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Jessica Gray (left), owner of Taps N’ At, and Saveria Weimer put together bowls of fruit salad for free Christmas Eve meals they were handing out at the Derry restaurant Thursday.
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Volunteers Tina Dankesreiter (left) and Susan Flowers, both of Derry, bag free Christmas Eve meals at Taps N’ At restaurant in Derry on Thursday.
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Volunteer Linda Weimer scoops potatoes to include in free Christmas Eve meals that were being handed out at Taps N’ At restaurant in Derry on Thursday.
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Volunteer Rick Rupert helps carry an order of free Christmas Eve meals to a vehicle at Taps N’ At restaurant in Derry on Thursday.
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Derry Area School Board member Sean Kemmerer opens a can of corn for free Christmas Eve meals that were being handed out at Taps N’ At restaurant in Derry on Thursday.
A group of Derry residents on Thursday gave out more than 170 Christmas dinners to families in need at Taps N’ At restaurant.
The giveaway was organized by Derry Area School Board member Sean M. Kemmerer and Taps N’ At owners Larry and Jessica Gray, who recently founded the Derry Area Philanthropy Committee.
The group did a Thanksgiving dinner giveaway last month, and its success inspired the committee to do the same thing for Christmas, Kemmerer said.
Members raised money from the community to buy the meals, which include ham, lasagna, pasta salad, corn, salad, rolls and dessert.
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