Church serving 2,000 chicken barbecue dinners for free today in Albion
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – The Royal Body Shop Outreach Ministries is serving 2,000 chicken barbecue dinners today for free from the Masonic Lodge on Platt Street in Albion.
Christina Ruffin, left, and John Hollenbeck are in the kitchen putting the chicken and macaroni salad in the take-out containers.
This is the third year the Royal Body Shop Outreach Ministries has made a big effort serving the chicken barbecues on Albion’s “Hometown Holiday.” Two years ago there were 1,000 dinners served for free. Last year and today the goal is 2,000.
Pastor Al Wilson, right, welcomes people to get a chicken dinner. He thanked the volunteers from the church, the Masonic Lodge and Job Corps students for serving the meals.
“What a blessing,” Wilson said. “We have everything we need.”
Lisa DeCarlo, center, and other volunteers kept up a frantic pace serving the dinners which are available until they are all gone.
