Westport, Conn. (WTNH) - The us," said Mary Ann West, from Saugatuck Congregational Saugatuck Congregational Church had been planning to Church. "The community host its annual Thanksgiving response was overwhelming, feast for 6 months, but lost and crucial. Without it, everything in a matter of hundreds would have gone minutes thanks to a fire. without a Thanksgiving meal." "Sunday evening, about hour "I'm thankful and grateful to after fire started we were be a part of this community already planning our coming together," said Rose. Thanksgiving feast and how we "We're thankful that they were going to pull it off," have a place to go, they're said Mary Ann West. From the thankful they have a place to food to the decorations to go even though their own the sheer number of church is pretty damaged, so volunteers, the church's 41st I am sure that both groups annual Thanksgiving meal are giving thanks today," looked better than ever. "It said Dylan Flood. Schools warms your heart and it makes kids made beautiful signs and you realize you're a part of table centerpieces to make something much larger than guests feel more at home. For yourself," said volunteer the people who showed up to Mary Ellen Rose. Christ and enjoy the meal, those special Holy Trinity Church stepped touches didn't go unnoticed. in and offered to host the "Both of us aren't very dinner. Turkey and other food active with family, and donations poured in, along haven't been, and it's been with a sea of volunteers who just like having nice folks showed up wanting to help around to share with," said wherever help was needed, in Shelly Green. Hundreds of the kitchen or serving tables. people showed up to take "It's been very heartwarming advantage of the Thanksgiving that so many people have feast. dropped what they're doing The cause of the fire remains and have volunteered to help under investigation.
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