1,000 chicken dinners will be served for free today in Albion
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Pastor Al Wilson of the Royal Body Shop Ministries in Albion gets butter ready for 450 pounds of salt potatoes that will be served as part of 1,000 chicken dinners.
The Royal Body Shop will serve the meals beginning at noon from the Masonic Lodge on Platt Street.
The dinners are being offered as part of Albion’s Hometown Holiday which includes many events throughout the day including a parade with 35 floats beginning at 6 p.m.
Pastor Jose “Cas” Casanova of the Family of God Christian Center in Middleport is cooking green beans with smoked turkey. Vickie Elsenheimer, an active volunteer of the Royal Body Shop Ministries, also is helping with the meals.
The Family of God Christian Center is part of the Royal Body Shop Ministries which also includes a church in Buffalo, the Greater Royal Worship Center. The Rev. Dr. Ashley Casanova, Jose’s wife, leads the church in Middleport.
This is the fourth year the Royal Body Shop Outreach Ministries is serving at least 1,000 dinners for free to the community.
