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Michael Pociess served food to Beverly Seidman at a Thanksgiving meal hosted at Oceanside High School last week. The meal was sponsored by Oceanside Community Service, which collected and cooked food for hundreds of residents.
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Volunteer Teri Marani and Chitra Mukher at the Thanksgiving dinner held at the Oceanside High School cafeteria.
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Jeff Risener, the district’s director of physical education, served meals.
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Boy Scout Matthew Bitetto, 14, helped decorate the cafeteria.
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Kaitlyn Ward, 1, entertained herself with an orange.
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Hundreds of residents and volunteers came to the high school on Thanksgiving for the largest holiday dinner ever.
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Charity is nothing new to Oceansiders. Normally, the Oceanside Interfaith Council hosts a free Thanksgiving dinner for residents at St. Anthony’s church. But with the increase in need this year due to Hurricane Sandy, a larger venue was needed.
The Oceanside School District rose to the occasion, opening the doors of the high school to allow hundreds of people to come and enjoy a free Thanksgiving meal sponsored by Oceanside Community Service, which collected and cooked all of the food.
Residents who were in need were also able to take food that was donated during the OHS Turkey Shoot last week. It was the largest Thanksgiving dinner in the community during one of the most difficult times ever.
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