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Village of Belvedere residents Diane and Dana
McCarthy also are longtime volunteers who have
worked a weekly shift for 14 years.
"They give up their own family dinners to be
here," Slider said.
"My wife, Diane, saw the opportunity in a church
bulletin and before I knew it, we were here and we
have been helping out ever since," Dana said.
Dana also serves as a deacon at Wildwood's St.
Vincent De Paul Catholic Church.
"We have 250 volunteers representing more than
30 churches at the soup kitchen," Dana said.
He remembers a time when donations were
scarce.
"In the beginning, we were close to the edge on
many occasions. I decided to go out and speak with
some area churches to arrange ongoing donations.
I used to do a lot of speaking. We have utilities to
pay, upkeep and various costs to keep things going
- we just repaved the parking lot, for example. But
we don't receive any government help. Villages clubs
have stepped in to help, and many host semiannual
fundraisers on our behalf. Local businesses have
been generous as well. We've had business owners
drop by with checks saying, 'We had a good month
and we thought of you.'"

Peg Bailey puts whipped
cream on the pecan
pie while serving
Thanksgiving meals.

Village of Belvedere
residents Diane and
Dana McCarthy

46

NOVEMBER 2017

Judy Elfrank, of the
Village De La Vista, hands
a plate of Thanksgiving
dinner out of the kitchen
to be served at the
Wildwood Soup Kitchen.



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