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The Christmas meal and the spirit of giving combined at community gatherings in across the Triangle where volunteers cooked and served the less fortunate.
At Raleigh’s Moore Square, a Christmas meal was served to all comers beginning at 11 a.m.
Alumni of Healing Transitions served a hot breakfast to the men and women working toward addiction recovery in Raleigh. They gave out bacon and eggs along with gifts of gloves, socks and hygiene items. At the men’s campus on Goode Street in Raleigh, volunteers cooked in a renovated kitchen and all gathered in a large dining area.
The Durham Rescue Mission’s annual Christmas celebration at the men’s shelter on East Main Street included breakfast and a gift giveaway.
Ahead of the holiday, the women and children at the mission’s Good Samaritan Inn campus enjoyed a Christmas Eve brunch, along with a religious service, gift distribution and a gingerbread house contest.
The Durham Rescue Mission public celebration, on Dec. 23, included a hot dinner and bags of toys for children, along with door prizes that includes bicycles and electronics.
Christmas Eve also marked the day of giving at Raleigh’s Helping Hand Mission, where boxes of food and gifts of toys and clothing were handed out to the tune of the mission marching band.
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