Friday, November 7, 2025
American Legion Delivering Thanksgiving Dinners 2025
American Legion Delivering Thanksgiving Dinners 2025
Deadline for meal requests and volunteer sign-up is Monday, November 24th at 5pm
“NO ONE SHOULD BE ALONE AND WITHOUT A
HOT MEAL ON THANKSGIVING.”
The Capt.
Lester S. Wass American Legion Post 3 in Gloucester will again proudly
deliver FREE Thanksgiving Holiday Dinners on Thursday, November 27, 2025, to
the elderly, shut-ins, veterans, and needy in the communities of Gloucester,
Rockport, Manchester, Essex, Hamilton, Wenham, and Ipswich.
The Legion’s goal is to serve and
deliver as many holiday meals as we can to veterans, their families, senior
citizens and other “special citizens.” Last Thanksgiving, the Legion
successfully delivered over 650 free Thanksgiving Meals. With the soaring inflation
and rising food prices The demand is still there, if not more. Post No. 3 of
the American Legion intends to honor it.
Volunteer servers are needed from 9:30
am until all the meals are served.
Volunteer drivers are needed from 10:00
am until all meals have been delivered.
The project will again be operating out
of the Open Door Food Pantry, 28 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA.
To Order and volunteer after Friday,
November 7th:
Call 351-217-8010 and leave a message.
DO NOT CALL THE POST!
OR
Email your request to
legion3meals@gmail.com.
Meal Recipients: Please speak slowly and
clearly. Leave your name (spell your last name), address, phone number and the
number of requested.
Volunteers: Please speak slowly and
clearly. Leave your name (spell your last name), phone number and email
address.
Additional Details:
- Deliveries will made between 10:30 am
and 12:30 pm.
- Meal recipients MUST BE HOME to
receive meals.
- The Post will not to serve dinners at
the Open Door on Thanksgiving Day.
Monetary donations are needed, but no
food donations.
Mail monetary donations to American
Legion Post 3, P.O. Box 122, Gloucester, MA 01930-0122.
Thank your for you support,
Peter Favazza III, Post Commander
Capt. Lester S. Wass Post No. 3 of The
American Legion
PO Box 122, Gloucester, MA 01931-0122
