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Hundreds turn out for annual Thanks-For-Giving dinner

At left, Kelsie Costa, daughter of Dan Costa, center, puts meal plates with turkey, sweet potatoes, green beans and corn, mash potatoes and gravy, and cranberry sauce onto a serving tray held by a volunteer during the annual Thanks-for-Giving meal Thursday (11-27-14) at Modesto Centre Plaza. Dan Costa and family organize and work the event with community volunteers.
At left, Kelsie Costa, daughter of Dan Costa, center, puts meal plates with turkey, sweet potatoes, green beans and corn, mash potatoes and gravy, and cranberry sauce onto a serving tray held by a volunteer during the annual Thanks-for-Giving meal Thursday (11-27-14) at Modesto Centre Plaza. Dan Costa and family organize and work the event with community volunteers. Christopher Winterfeldt cwinterfeldt@mercedsun-star.com

The annual Thanks-For-Giving holiday dinner at Modesto Centre Plaza drew a huge crowd Thursday. Volunteers dished up plates of turkey and all the trimmings for attendees. Modesto entrepreneur Dan Costa and his family have hosted the event each Thanksgiving, when they and a team of volunteers serve hundreds of dinners. The dinner is intended to be a formal sit-down meal, served on china dishes to the needy or anyone who doesn’t have someplace to be for Thanksgiving.

This story was originally published November 27, 2014 at 6:03 PM with the headline "Hundreds turn out for annual Thanks-For-Giving dinner."

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