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Salvation Army opens its doors for Thanksgiving

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Salvation Army opens its doors for ThanksgivingSalvation Army opens its doors for Thanksgiving

The salvation army is doing their part to give back today ?

"* on this day of thanks and giving.

Kimt news three's mary peters joins us live outside the salvation army in downtown rochester... mary ?

"* the pandemic is causing an even greater need this year... it is annalise ?

"* to help thoe in need ?

"* the salvation army opened its doors today for inside for a warm meal.

They partnered with chez bojji ?

"* who provided the meals.

The salvation army provided bottled water and coffee ... as well as a warm place to eat.

Corps officer lisa mueller tells me half the people who usually come for their thanksgiving meal are homeless.

She says some people just don't want to be lonely during the holidays and come for all those people that are feeling all those things are still here this year and now add covid on top of it ... the restrictions, the inability to travel and meet up with certain family... just makes it that much more important this year.

So we knew we had to do something.

Mueller tells me it's so important that they were able to offer a warm place to eat for those in need ?

"* and guarantee a meal ?

"* they didn't have to worry about where their next meal would come from.

Live in rochester... thanks mary.

The salvation army was prepared to serve about three




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