THANKSGIVING MEALS | Where to go


List of free Thanksgiving meals from various organizations and churches as submitted to The Vindicator:

Mahoning County

Youngstown: Salvation Army, 1501 Glenwood Ave., will serve a dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. Volunteers are needed for the dinner, and donations of turkeys and pies also are needed.

Austintown: IT Certification Institute (old library building), 5650 Mahoning Ave., will serve Thanksgiving dinners at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Thursday. The reservation deadline ended Monday.

North Lima: Free community Thanksgiving Dinner at Calvary United Methodist Church, 12062 South Ave., served at 11 and 11:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Dinner includes turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, rolls, butter, vegetable tray, pie and beverage. The reservation deadline was Monday.

Columbiana county

Salem: A couple of local families, with plenty of help from the community, will once again serve a dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial Building, 785 E. State St. The dinner features turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, vegetable, pie and beverage. No reservations are needed for those who plan to dine in at the Memorial Building, but reservations are required and are being accepted now for those who want delivery to their homes or need a ride to the building. Those reservations can be made by calling 330-337-3728 and will be taken up until Thursday.