MemFeast 2020 is different in execution but not in spirit

By , Daily Memphian Updated: November 26, 2020 1:58 PM CT | Published: November 26, 2020 1:51 PM CT
<strong>Larry Werby and Lena Lewis dance after getting a Thanksgiving meal at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church on Thursday, Nov. 26. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year&rsquo;s MemFeast was set up at six church parking lots across the city, and meals were distributed in to-go containers.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

Larry Werby and Lena Lewis dance after getting a Thanksgiving meal at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church on Thursday, Nov. 26. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s MemFeast was set up at six church parking lots across the city, and meals were distributed in to-go containers. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

MemFeast, an annual event Thanksgiving meal and care package giveaway, was a little different this year because of COVID-19. Still, hundreds were fed.

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Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.


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