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Editor,

A big thank you to all who pulled together to make the Thanksgiving Dinner 2022 in Ronan a great success! Over 300 people were served a delicious home cooked meal and dessert. A special shout out to Helping Hands for graciously donating vouchers to purchase the food while many community members and local businesses donated and cooked turkeys and baked pies. This wouldn’t be possible with all the support and giving hearts from our community!

Rita Ulutoa

Ronan