WILLMAR — The Willmar Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1639 Auxiliary on Tuesday evening at the VFW club in Willmar packed 88 Thanksgiving meal baskets that were later given to veterans.
The baskets included a 20-pound turkey, pie, squash and many more Thanksgiving dishes that were donated by Post 1639 and several local businesses.
1/Judy Gislason moves boxes of food that were later distributed in the Thanksgiving meal baskets for veterans Tuesday evening at the Willmar Veterans of Foreign Wars building in Willmar. The meal baskets included a 20 pound turkey, pie, squash and many more Thanksgiving dishes that were put together by Willmar VFW Post 1639 Auxiliary. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
2/Steve Sharstrom, left, hands Twyla Bauch-Scofield egg cartons to place in the Thanksgiving meal baskets for veterans Tuesday evening at the Willmar Veterans of Foreign Wars building in Willmar. The Willmar VFW Post 1639 Auxiliary put together 88 meal baskets that veterans picked up the following day. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
3/The Willmar VFW Post 1639 Auxiliary put together 88 Thanksgiving meal baskets on Tuesday that veterans picked up the following day. The baskets included a 20 pound turkey, pie, squash and many more Thanksgiving dishes that were donated by Post 1639 and many local businesses including Jennie-O Turkey, Cub, Cash Wise and more. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
