Final Thanksgiving Celebration
After 18 years of preparing Thanksgiving meals for Trinity United Methodist Church, City Islander Anne Cox has earned her long deserved break and is stepping down to return to Europe. City Island Images believes she deserves a special recognition.
Although the church has covered the cost of purchasing the food for this Thanksgiving dinner and entertainment program, Cox and her fellow volunteers have always made it a point to labor long hours cooking and preparing the meals to be served free of charge for anyone who wishes to take advantage of this fabulous Thanksgiving feast.
Over one hundred individuals from many walks of life took part in the celebration. The day long free event included songs and musical entertainment, courtesy of The Chungs.
Although this Thanksgiving celebration was open to everyone, absent from the special City Island community event were the chair of the church council administration, as well as the head of the board of trustees, who unfortunately are also usually absent from regularly scheduled weekly church services.
It reminds City Island Images of an old proverb: If you don't like the heat, get out of the kitchen.... Don't persist with a task if the pressure of it is too much for you, or if you're not interested. The implication being that, if you can't cope, you should leave the work to someone who can.
