Older adults can gobble up a Thanksgiving meal at ORRJHS

MATTAPOISETT — Older adults from Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester are invited to the Old Rochester Regional Junior High School’s 33rd annual Thanksgiving Dinner.

The dinner will be held in the junior high cafeteria on Sunday, Nov. 22. Doors will open at 11:15 a.m. and the meal will be served at noon. 

The school community sponsors the dinner, and families and community members donate turkeys, pies and door prizes for the event. 

Businesses and individuals interested in providing monetary donations or door prizes can contact the school at 508-758-4928 and ask to speak with Christina Cioffi. 

There will be 100 tickets available per town, for a total of 300, and will be distributed through each town’s Council on Aging. 

Meals will also be available for homebound seniors. To request a meal for a homebound individual, contact the local Council on Aging with the recipient's name and address.

“The annual Thanksgiving Dinner is an opportunity for our school community to give back to the eldest residents of Mattapoisett, Marion and Rochester,”  junior high Principal Silas Coellner said. “I am always grateful to see so many staff and student volunteers participating in this event. It truly embodies the spirit of the holiday, and I am proud to see the ORRJHS community collaborating to fulfill such a meaningful cause.”