 What began as a project between area churches has now grown into a 39-year Christmas tradition. The annual Christmas community meal will be held at Bemidji's Evangelical Free Church from noon until 1.30 on Christmas Day afternoon. The meal provides everyone in the community a chance to fellowship and enjoy a traditional holiday meal. With 500 to 600 people expected to enjoy this year's meal, volunteers are needed to work in many different areas. We need about 72 volunteers every year and we need kitchen help for serving, preparing, setting the tables, clearing the tables, serving the meals as a sit-down meal so people will serve you that people just can come in and sit down and they'll be served and clean up side tables to help refill the tables and things like that. There's lots of different jobs. If you would like to help out, organizers asked that volunteers show up at Evangelical Free Church after 10 a.m. Christmas Day morning. Volunteers are needed before, during and after the meal. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.