Annual Christmas Day Dinner in Letterkenny shows 'a great day of community spirit'

The Annual Christmas Day Dinner had a total of 112 volunteers working towards giving meals to people on their own throughout Donegal.

Held in Conwal Parish Hall in Letterkenny, the group delivers Christmas dinners throughout Donegal as well as providing a sitdown meal.

“Hard to believe that we are 19 years in with the Annual Christmas Day dinner,” one of the event organisers, Kathy O’Connor, said.

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“A great day of people coming together in a community spirit. I'd like to thank the Chamber of Commerce who have been supporting us from day one, the Church of Ireland for the use of their hall, Blood Bikes North West for the use of their van, Dom's restaurant in Donegal Town for providing dinners, soup and desserts, Chef Simon for cooking, Gary for providing dinners, John B and John W for soup, Grace for desserts, Haha Ather for the vegetarian pasta, Frieda for securing soup cartons and Raymond for assisting the collection of dinners and help with set up.
“I'd like to thank Pat for his amazing help in organising drivers and Karen for all the support she brings. My two right-arm colleagues!

“I'd like to thank TCS, Zeus and The Health and Well Being program for their generous donations. A big thank you to each and every volunteer who showed up and provided meals, delivered dinners and served in the hall. We had the presence of Garda Brenda and a colleague from Ballybofey. I'd like Catriona for her trojan work with shoe boxes and last but not least Johnny Haughy for the music. Much love to all.”