ST. LOUIS (11/15/05) — Sitting at home, surrounded by family, enjoying a Thanksgiving dinner is something we can all take for granted. However, for many of those in the inner city, a Thanksgiving Day meal is nothing more than a dream. This year the St. Louis Dream Center will make that dream a reality for over 300 families.

The St. Louis Dream Center will bring the Thanksgiving holiday to hundreds of families by giving away 500 turkey baskets loaded with food from 12pm - 5pm on:

Wednesday, November 16

Thursday, November 17

Friday, November 18

“We’re bringing the holiday to these people in their own homes. We provide all the means necessary for them to prepare a full Thanksgiving meal in the comfort of their kitchen. The St. Louis Dream Center is the answer to hundreds of families' prayers,” said Senior Pastor Jeff Allensworth.

The Dream Center has numerous volunteers dedicating their time to help give area residents a meaningful Thanksgiving. Each basket is designed to feed 8-10 people and will contain a 10-14 pound turkey, corn, green beans, sweet potatoes, dried cherries, dried cranberries, turkey gravy, rice, peas, two cream pies, miniature marshmallows, corn muffin mix, stuffing mix, pumpkin, brown sugar, spaghetti & spaghetti sauce, jellied cranberry sauce, baking mix, chicken broth, cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, margarine, sugar, and flour.

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The goal of the St. Louis Dream Center is to help people in the urban community. They provide over 45,000 meals to the hungry, visit over 15,000 elderly and nursing home patients, and make over 65,000 visits to area families every year. The Dream Center also brings food and clothing to the homeless and offers hope, encouragement, and a way out to hundreds of prostitutes.

For more information about the St. Louis Dream Center, please visit www.stldreamcenter.org.

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