Southside Mission prepping to give out Thanksgiving meals

PEORIA (25 News Now) - More than 2,000 people will have a free Thanksgiving meal Thursday thanks to the Southside Mission and its volunteers.

Hundreds are preparing the meals and packaging them so they can be delivered Thursday into the community.

This marks the Southside Mission’s 51st year of delivering Thanksgiving meals.

“It’s just a blessing to be able to serve our community, that is really what it’s all about,” said executive director Rev. Craig Williams. “We love it. We thank God for all the donors for financially and prayerfully that we continue to do this.”

Rev. Williams also says they will have a sit-down dinner for 100-150 people.