Gospel Rescue Mission Thanksgiving Street Banquet Facts sheets for Press ! The 2014 26th annual traditional Thanksgiving meal will be held on Wednesday November 26, at the Gospel Rescue Mission Men’s Shelter, located at 312 W. 28th Street in South Tucson. We estimate that between 2,500 to 3,200 men, women, and children will have attended this year’s event. ! Once again, we serve our guests on a different day than the other agencies to enable them to enjoy more than one Thanksgiving feast this year. ! GRM will have had over 2,500 pounds of cooked turkey and gravy donated for our guests to enjoy. Tucson Resorts and businesses will have helped prepare 650 pounds of stuffing, homemade rolls and donating food warmers to allow us to keep the food warm and ready to serve. The GRM Program men and women, staff and volunteers will have prepared the rest of the items for the feast. Itemized food list 2,500 lbs. of turkey 100 #10 cans of mixed vegetables 300 lbs. of stuffing 3,000 dinner rolls 3000 butter cups 60 #10 cans of cranberry sauce 40 lbs. of coffee 300 pies 30 lbs. of hot chocolate 100 lbs. of ice ! Approximately 350 volunteers will be showing up to help prepare and serve at this year’s banquet. Many will be here as early as 7:00 AM to set up tables and decorations and to start organizing the food serving areas. ! The Christian Motorcycle Association is once again going to be on hand to serve as the official beverage prepares and servers. ! Gospel Rescue Mission and the guests that attended the banquet on November 26 want to thank the many donors and volunteers that will have made our 26 years of being able to host the Annual Thanksgiving Street Banquet such a success! ! GRM operates two shelters, one for men and one for women and women with children. On a daily basis, the GRM provides nightly shelter to homeless men women and women with children. Last year, GRM provided over 247,126 meals, thousands of clothing items and 66,192 shelter beds for our clients. GRM also provides a long-term residential addictions recovery and education program for men and women. This program includes counseling, academic education, computer literacy, life skill training, and job readiness. ! Community Ministries is the outreach arm of the Gospel Rescue Mission. Last year, this ministry served over 7,755 families, which includes the working poor and underprivileged. In addition to the services we offer for our homeless clients we also have a community outreach to help the many needy families in our area. We provide food boxes, clothing, household items, furniture, and appliances. ! The Agency Fair section of the street banquet came to share and make the guest aware of services they provide to poor, needy and homeless. 26th ANNUAL THANKSGIVING STREET BANQUET NOVEMBER 26th, 2014 PRESS PACKET FOR MORE INFORMATION OR A FINAL COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF MEALS SERVED, CONTACT EITHER: Roy Tullgren, Executive Director /Pastor 740-1501 x7006 Cell Phone: 907-2711 Danny Hansen, Associate Executive Director/Pastor 740-1501 x7001 Cell Phone: 370-4301 Scott Munro, Director of Development/Pastor 740-1501 x7013 Cell Phone: 461-8309 Charles Hofker, Program Director 740-1501 x7009 Cell Phone: 343-1318 Suzanne J. Williams, Banquet Coordinator 740-1501 x7032 Cell Phone: 304-9530 THANK YOU!
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