Serving Families Beyond the Table

Students meet at the Elrod Center every year to pack thanksgiving meals into cars to deliver to those in need | Photo by Joshua Rhine News Serving Families Beyond the Table November 3, 2026 by OBU Signal By Rylee Freeman, Staff Writer When thinking about a traditional Thanksgiving, families are gathered together, tables are set with delicious ham and turkey and there are so many sides that you can barely fit them all on your plate. Dessert tables are overflowing with sweet treats, laughter echoes from the children’s table and a spirit of thankfulness fills the room. However, the traditional Thanksgiving is not a reality within reach for many families. Instead, family may be the one thing holding the holiday together, whether that be because of financial hardships or difficult circumstances.

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