Quietly and without any publicity, a local catering service is showing what real giving on Thanksgiving is all about.
Mike Shizuma, of Mike’s catering in Ho’
olehua, is preparing about 500 Thanksgiving meals for people on Molokai. Through the efforts of six different churches and several individuals who did not wish to be named, everyone on Molokai will have the opportunity to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal.
A similar meal distribution was held last year on Thanksgiving, focusing mainly on the Maunaloa community that had been devastated by the closing of Molokai Ranch. This year, 200 meals will be prepared for Maunaloa and picked up at the certified kitchen near the Lanikeha Center in Hoolehua. Another 85 meals will go to Home Pumehana residents. The participating churches will pick up the meals for their own congregations and take them to those who are homebound, from east end to the west end of Molokai.
Another Thanksgiving effort took place on Monday and Tuesday at the Damien Center next to St. Sophia Church in Kaunakakai. A total of 164 families received various non-perishable goods to help them through the holiday. Families learned about this through word of mouth since the church did not publicize the distribution.
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Sweet news! :^D