Giving thanks at Our Place

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Our Place’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner was held on Thursday.

Turkey, mashed potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie weren’t the only things on the menu at Our Place on Thursday. So was social justice, a hot topic among local politicians when they weren’t talking turkey while serving Thanksgiving meals to Victoria’s less fortunate with other community volunteers and staff.

Read the article: Giving thanks at Our Place

Source: Times Colonist

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