It’s not the anniversary that Union Station Homeless Providers anticipated for its fiftieth annual Dinner in the Park — the place the nonprofit palms out Thanksgiving meals to these in want — however organizers pulled it off none the much less, gifting away greater than 2,000 meals.
Volunteers Kevin Hwang, left, Nikki Garcia, heart and Cecilia Lam prepared rolls and pies for meals packing containers because the Union Station Homeless Providers hand out Thanksgiving meals for walk-up and drive up service at their constructing on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena on Wednesday November 25, 2020. The Union Station is marking their fiftieth Anniversary of ‘Dinner In The Park’ with 1200 ready Thanksgiving Meals packaged for reheating on Thanksgiving. (Picture by Keith Durflinger)
Volunteers bundle up Thanksgiving meals for walk-up and drive up service at Union Station Homeless Providers on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena on Wednesday November 25, 2020. The Union Station is marking their fiftieth Anniversary of ‘Dinner In The Park’ with 1200 ready Thanksgiving Meals packaged for reheating on Thanksgiving. (Picture by Keith Durflinger)
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Ron Viessman will get his Thanksgiving meal on the Union Station Homeless Providers on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena on Wednesday November 25, 2020. The Union Station is marking their fiftieth Anniversary of ‘Dinner In The Park’ with 1200 ready Thanksgiving Meals packaged for reheating on Thanksgiving. (Picture by Keith Durflinger)
Intern Mike Noe, backside and Kyle Petrie, Affiliate Director of Operations, load Thanksgiving meals within the truck for Virgilio Escobar for his complete household of 30 on the Union Station Homeless Providers on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena on Wednesday November 25, 2020. The Union Station is marking their fiftieth Anniversary of ‘Dinner In The Park’ with 1200 ready Thanksgiving Meals packaged for reheating on Thanksgiving. (Picture by Keith Durflinger)
Ron Viessman will get his Thanksgiving meal on the Union Station Homeless Providers on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena on Wednesday November 25, 2020. The Union Station is marking their fiftieth Anniversary of ‘Dinner In The Park’ with 1200 ready Thanksgiving Meals packaged for reheating on Thanksgiving. (Picture by Keith Durflinger)
The road grows because the Union Station Homeless Providers serve Thanksgiving meals for walk-up and drive up service at their constructing on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena on Wednesday November 25, 2020. The Union Station is marking their fiftieth Anniversary of ‘Dinner In The Park’ with 1200 ready Thanksgiving Meals packaged for reheating on Thanksgiving. (Picture by Keith Durflinger)
VolunteerErin McGlogan carries out Thanksgiving meals for drive up service at Union Station Homeless Providers on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena on Wednesday November 25, 2020. The Union Station is marking their fiftieth Anniversary of ‘Dinner In The Park’ with 1200 ready Thanksgiving Meals packaged for reheating on Thanksgiving. (Picture by Keith Durflinger)
Intern Mike Noe, backside and Kyle Petrie, Affiliate Director of Operations, load Thanksgiving meals within the truck for Virgilio Escobar for his complete household of 30 on the Union Station Homeless Providers on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena on Wednesday November 25, 2020. The Union Station is marking their fiftieth Anniversary of ‘Dinner In The Park’ with 1200 ready Thanksgiving Meals packaged for reheating on Thanksgiving. (Picture by Keith Durflinger)
Volunteer Carina Flores helps a household as Union Station Homeless Providers serve Thanksgiving meals to go at their constructing on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena on Wednesday November 25, 2020. The Union Station is marking their fiftieth Anniversary of ‘Dinner In The Park’ with 1200 ready Thanksgiving Meals packaged for reheating on Thanksgiving. (Picture by Keith Durflinger)
Ron Viessman will get to the entrance of the road as Union Station Homeless Providers serve Thanksgiving meals at their constructing on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena on Wednesday November 25, 2020. The Union Station is marking their fiftieth Anniversary of ‘Dinner In The Park’ with 1200 ready Thanksgiving Meals packaged for reheating on Thanksgiving. (Picture by Keith Durflinger)
Sean Sanford, who has been homeless for over 10-years, will get out among the meals he was given throughout the road from the Union Station Homeless Providers on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena on Wednesday November 25, 2020. The Union Station is marking their fiftieth Anniversary of ‘Dinner In The Park’ with 1200 ready Thanksgiving Meals packaged for reheating on Thanksgiving. (Picture by Keith Durflinger)
In regular years, there’s one conventional Thanksgiving dinner, served by volunteers within the park, however that couldn’t occur this 12 months due to the pandemic.
As an alternative, organizers gave out meal provide packing containers final week to some people final week. After which, on Wednesday, Nov. 25, they handed out quite a few ready meals that folk may warmth up at dwelling on turkey day.
For his or her remaining shoppers, Union Station served personal dinner to residents on the Grownup Middle and Household Middle.
The occasion was sponsored by Residents Enterprise Financial institution, Centerplate and the Pasadena Conference Middle, the Pasadena Event of Roses, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis, and plenty of others.
