Gravy train: Old Colony cooks up Thanksgiving for the Rochester Council on Aging
Old Colony students serve up delicious Thanksgiving fixings. Source: Rochester Council on Aging Facebook 
Aging residents attended a free Thanksgiving luncheon put on by Old Colony students. 
Senior citizens smile at their Thanksgiving lunch.
More residents are pleased with the event.
The room was packed with happy attendees.
Students serve senior residents at the Rochester Council on Aging.
The Police Department and Fire Department sponsered this event.
Old Colony students serve up delicious Thanksgiving fixings. Source: Rochester Council on Aging Facebook
Aging residents attended a free Thanksgiving luncheon put on by Old Colony students.
Senior citizens smile at their Thanksgiving lunch.
More residents are pleased with the event.
The room was packed with happy attendees.
Students serve senior residents at the Rochester Council on Aging.
The Police Department and Fire Department sponsered this event.
ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School students and staff served 150 Thanksgiving meals for the Rochester Council on Aging on Friday, Nov. 21.
150 Rochester seniors, ages 60 and older, were treated to a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy and cranberry sauce — all cooked up by the Old Colony culinary department.
Council on Aging Director Eric Poulin said the volunteers and staff were able to serve 125 people a full meal in under an hour.
In addition to the 125 diners who attended the event in person, 25 handcrafted meals were sent to homebound seniors.
The Rochester Firefighter’s Association who covered the cost of the meal.
The staff and volunteers from the Council on Aging, Friends of the Senior Center, TRIAD volunteers from District Attorney Tim Cruz and his office and the Rochester Police Department and Rochester Fire Department also contributed to the event, helping with set up, serving food and cleaning up afterward.
“It was really a great team effort with a lot of folks involved, and it was quite efficient,” said Poulin.
He emphasized that events like this are vital to senior mental health.
“It’s an opportunity to come and enjoy a meal here and have a sense of togetherness, a sense of community. It’s obviously very important, as you get older, to continue to socialize,” said Poulin.
He adds, “Overall, it was a big win for everybody.”
