Volunteers come together to prepare Thanksgiving feast

About 70 volunteers crowded into the kitchen of Stamper Commons cafeteria on Stephens College campus Wednesday to assist First Ward Councilwoman Almeta Crayton in preparing food for the Thanksgiving dinner she hosts. The dinner will be served at noon Thursday at Kimball Ballroom in Lela Raney Wood Hall on Stephens College campus. Crayton, who has been hosting the dinner for the past 10 years, said she expects to serve about 300 people. Volunteers consisted of families, community members, boy scout troops and girl scout troops.

Mark Morgan, left, scoops green beans as his wife, Karen Morgan, picks out an odd-looking bean on Wednesday in the kitchen of Stamper Commons on Stephens College campus. The Morgans, who have been helping at the dinner for several years, were one of the many families to volunteer for the dinner.
  ¦  KYLE WAYNE STEWART

Turkeys sit on a baker’s rack waiting to be seasoned as volunteers discuss what needs to be done next.
  ¦  KYLE WAYNE STEWART