Fundraiser aims to provide a Thanksgiving meal for Columbians

Columbia's Crayton hopes for donations of food and money

Thursday, November 12, 2009 | 6:11 p.m. CST

BY Roseann Moring

COLUMBIA — Almeta Crayton wishes her Everyone Eats! program wasn't so popular.

"When (attendance) goes up, that means that we have a problem in this city," she said.

Crayton, the former First Ward councilwoman, holding a fundraiser with music and snacks on Saturday to collect money and food for the event.

Everyone Eats at a glance:

The program aims to give hungry Columbians a Thanksgiving meal, complete with turkey and fixings.
The fundraiser will be from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday at Nephew's Night Life, 1213 Business Loop 70 E.. Admission is free but donations are encouraged.
Last year, the event distributed 2,000 baskets, and 300 people showed up to eat on Thanksgiving Day.
Crayton said the program has expanded over its 12-year history.
"There's more to it than a turkey," Crayton said. She said this might be the only food that children eat over their Thanksgiving break.
She suggests bringing canned goods or anything that might go into a Thanksgiving basket.

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