LEWISBURG (WVDN) – When Pigs Fly Barbeque’s eighth annual Day of Giving Back, Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner returns this Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, from 12-4 p.m. (or until the food runs out) at the Blue Ribbon Building on the grounds of the State Fair of West Virginia.
This is an absolutely free dinner including smoked turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans, roll and butter and tea or soft drink. Anyone who needs a meal is invited to simply show up and eat; you can throw a donation in the tip jar if you want to.
This event is sponsored by Kellen Leef and Mike Sheridan of When Pigs Fly Barbeque, in honor of Leef’s late father, the Reverend Sterling Morgan.
Over the years, this has grown into a large community event, and organizers rely on the generosity of businesses and individuals in the community to make it work. “With the help of an amazing 90+ volunteers, and tremendous community support, we served about 450 free Thanksgiving Dinners in 2021,” said Leef.
“We try to give a little something back to the community which has been so good to us, and feeding people is a great way to do it,” said Sheridan.
Leef and Sheridan are very appreciative for the donations of food, cash and volunteer help that make this event possible. Unused food, if any, will go to the local food bank. Any excess donations will go to Penny Pitch.
Meals are available for dine-in, carry-out or delivery. Call Leef at 304-249-8124 after 9 a.m. to place your order or for more information.
If anyone would like to volunteer for a shift, call Cathey Sawyer at (304) 645-5401.
