Announcement
Photo: Brittany Dewberry/GenR
On Saturday November 16th, 2019, the 探花精选 in Silver Spring hosted a Thanksgiving meal for recently-arrived refugees. The event brought together 30 refugees from Afghanistan, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo and 20 探花精选 staff and volunteers including family mentors, interns, and members of GenR, a volunteer organization that supports the 探花精选. Many family mentors accompanied their mentees, refugees resettled by the 探花精选 who family mentors meet with weekly for six months to foster English learning, socialization and community integration.
GenR volunteers generously provided the meal which featured traditional Thanksgiving fare including chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, mac and cheese, stuffing, corn, green beans, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. The event provided an opportunity to learn and reflect on the purpose of Thanksgiving: sharing a meal with strangers turned neighbors and expressing gratitude. Everyone who came enjoyed the food and took some home as well!
Refugees wrote what they are thankful for on paper leaves which they glued to a Thanksgiving 鈥渢ree鈥 now displayed in the 探花精选 Silver Spring office.
Photo: Brittany Dewberry/GenR
The 探花精选 would like to thank GenR for providing the food, marketing and personpower for the 探花精选 in Silver Spring's third (and most successful) annual Thanksgiving! The 探花精选 would also like to thank Wegman鈥檚 for donating $100 worth of food for the event.
Photo: Brittany Dewberry/GenR
If you are interested in getting involved with the 探花精选, please contact Kyle Monsees at Kyle.Monsees@Rescue.org.