Giving back should always be on our minds

It began with Greater New Baptist Church handing out 100 turkeys in 2022. It went up to 250 the next year and 400 in 2024. This year, the church,  along with Journey Church, Dublin-Laurens Teen Court and the Dublin-Laurens NAACP Youth Group, gave out more than 500 turkeys and other fixings in boxes on Nov. 22 at the Old West Laurens. 

This is what happens when people come together to accomplish a goal of helping others. The line of vehicles stretched back so far that event organizers began a little early. People rode through the line, one in a tractor trailer, to pick up a box of food.

Music played loud as children, youth, adults and senior residents joyfully placed parcels in vehicles and told the occupants “Happy Thanksgiving.” 

It is truly a blessing to give and may it be a feeling  that continues not only throughout this Christmas season but all of 2026.