WS Chronicle

In partnership with local organizations, over 40 Experiment in Self-Reliance (ESR) clients were adopted for Thanksgiving this holiday season.

Mt. Sinai Full Gospel Deliverance Center, Carolina Cruisers Motorcycle Club, the Winston-Salem alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., and A Noble Grille first contacted ESR, wanting to give families in need the opportunity to share and experience a Thanksgiving meal.

ESR case managers then contacted the families and arranged for pickup. Boxes filled with turkey, green beans, dressing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and more arrived in preparation for the families.

Luna Williams, Orientation and Eligibility specialist and coordinator of donations and service days, was put in the holiday spirit with the gratitude shown by clients who received the “unexpected blessing.”

“They were really and truly grateful. For a lot of them, just being in our programs and receiving food has been the most love and support they have received in a long time,” said Williams. “I think it was just a great way to kick off the holidays.”

ESR would like to give a special thanks to Mt. Sinai Full Gospel Deliverance Center, Carolina Cruisers Motorcycle Club, the Winston-Salem alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi F