 Hundreds in the Bemidji area also got a free Thanksgiving meal today thanks to the annual Bemidji community meal. This year there were exactly 247 deliveries and more than 300 dinens. The meal was hosted and paid for by Calvary Lutheran Church. This Thanksgiving meal deemed a success. The committee is already looking forward and planning next month's Christmas meal. Right now they're working to recruit more volunteers. This will take place next year again at Thanksgiving time. Christmas on Christmas Day is going to be at Bethel Lutheran. We'll be taking volunteers and deliver meals to be delivered and drivers again. So advertising will be in the paper, on the radio, at the churches. You can give a call and get involved in there and come on down and eat with us if you're not alone at Christmas. We'll bring you family. The Christmas meal will start at noon and end at 1 30 on Christmas Day. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.