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Thanksgiving at the South Side Mission

I’m not a fan of working on holidays, but it’s much more bearable when you have a cool assignment to photograph. Such was the case today as I headed down to the South Side Mission in the morning to photograph volunteers preparing meals for the needy. Later in the day, I tagged along with the Reist family as they delivered meals to some elderly folks in Peoria. It was incredible to see how grateful people were to receive one of the mission’s meals.

Dorothy Hathaway talks with the Reist family after receiving a Thanksgiving meal from the South Side Mission on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. The Reist family were one of several volunteers to deliver 1,950 meals in Peoria on Thanksgiving.
Dorothy Hathaway talks with the Reist family after receiving a Thanksgiving meal from the South Side Mission on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. The Reist family were one of several volunteers to deliver 1,950 meals in Peoria on Thanksgiving.
A volunteer unwraps pumpkin pies as they are prepared to be sliced into pieces and delivered as part of a Thanksgiving meal for the needy on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.
A volunteer unwraps pumpkin pies as they are prepared to be sliced into pieces and delivered as part of a Thanksgiving meal for the needy on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.

Cooks, including Tammy Echoles, middle, carve turkeys as they prepare Thanksgiving meals for the needy on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.
Cooks, including Tammy Echoles, middle, carve turkeys as they prepare Thanksgiving meals for the needy on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.
Balloon artist Doug Smith creates an animal for a youngster as volunteers cook, package and distribute Thanksgiving meals for the needy on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.
Balloon artist Doug Smith creates an animal for a youngster as volunteers cook, package and distribute Thanksgiving meals for the needy on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.
Trevor Teal, right, carves a turkey with his girlfriend, Briahna Marksity, on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission. Several volunteers cooked and carved turkeys to be delivered and served at the mission.
Trevor Teal, right, carves a turkey with his girlfriend, Briahna Marksity, on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission. Several volunteers cooked and carved turkeys to be delivered and served at the mission.
A box containing several individual meals awaits delivery on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.
A box containing several individual meals awaits delivery on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.
Tim Reist deliveries a box of Thanksgiving meals on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at a living center in Peoria.
Tim Reist deliveries a box of Thanksgiving meals on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at a living center in Peoria.
Volunteers prepare turkeys and other fixings to be distributed to the needy on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.
Volunteers prepare turkeys and other fixings to be distributed to the needy on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.
Airyn Martin, middle, packages Thanksgiving meals for the needy as she wears a balloon hat on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.
Airyn Martin, middle, packages Thanksgiving meals for the needy as she wears a balloon hat on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.
Volunteers prepare turkeys and other fixings to be distributed to the needy on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.
Volunteers prepare turkeys and other fixings to be distributed to the needy on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at the South Side Mission.

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