Volunteers needed for Thanksgiving

People in need of food and fellowship are invited to have Thanksgiving dinner with Bishop McManus again this year, Catholic Charities has announced. As in the past, meals are also to be delivered.
Catholic Charities Worcester County, which coordinates the free meals, is also seeking volunteers.
Each year, with volunteers’ help “we deliver and serve over 3,000 meals on both Thanksgiving and Christmas” to homebound elders, and those who are disabled, homeless or lacking a holiday meal, says Catholic Charities’ website, ccworc.org/bishops-holiday-dinner/.
The sit-down dinner is scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, in the lower level of St. Paul Cathedral, 15 Chatham St., Worcester. Guests do not need to register, said Madalyn Sirois, social media and fundraising coordinator for Catholic Charities Worcester County. They may arrive on their own or take one of the buses Catholic Charities provides.
Sit-down dinner volunteers should arrive at the cathedral between 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. on Thanksgiving and can register at this link: https://www.ccworc.org/cathedralregistration/. 
Those needing meals delivered should leave a message at 508-798-0191 by Nov. 21, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, Miss Sirois said. Messages must include the person’s name, address, telephone number, number of meals needed and any special instructions.
Meal delivery volunteers are to sign up on the website, www.ccworc.org/bishopsdinnervolunteer/. On Thanksgiving they are to arrive at 10 Hammond St., Worcester, any time between 8 and 10 a.m., to get their delivery routes and meals, drive-through style. Those willing to deliver more than the standard 11 meals, if there are more meal requests than usual, can indicate that on the website sign-up form. Further instructions are to be emailed to volunteers who sign up.
Those wanting to help pay for the meals can do so through PayPal on the website ccworc.org/bishops-holiday-dinner/. Those interested in being event sponsors, like St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury, Assumption College in Worcester, and many businesses, should email Miss Sirois at msirois@ccworc.org.
The Broadway in Worcester is doing all the cooking, Miss Sirois said. She said Catholic Charities pays The Broadway for the food, The Broadway also asks other companies for food donations. Table Talk Pies donates pies directly to Catholic Charities.