The time is quickly approaching for all of Edmond to become a city-wide neighborhood and work together to make the annual Edmond Community Thanksgiving Dinner a success.
The Edmond Thanksgiving Dinner is on again this year, with some changes. The main ballroom is unavailable this year due to a major remodeling effort. This year, we will be in the Bronco Room at the University of Central Oklahoma (downstairs, next to Starbucks). The meal will be served from 11 AM through 2 PM. Unfortunately, due to logistical limitations, there will be no delivery, to-go orders, or a drive thru. We will be able to serve 220 people in the dining area at a time. There will be seating areas for patrons to wait until a space is open, so we ask you for your patience as we work to accommodate everyone the best that we can.
The meal will consist of turkey, mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes, stuffing, green beans, canberry sauce, gravy, and pumpkin pie. Water, lemonade, iced tea, and coffee will be available.
Please consider volunteering by downloading this form. If you do want to volunteer, please turn the form in to your church or via email ([email protected]) by November 20, 2024. Please remember that all volunteers must be 14 years or older to help out (though there may be other age requirements for some positions). Thank you!
Established in 1981
This Edmond Thanksgiving Day tradition started in a small way in 1981 with the Paradise family invited some people from their own families to join them for the traditional dinner. Since then, the tradition has grown greatly and only the ballroom at UCO can accomodate all the guests.
5000 Dinners Annually
The event is quite an undertaking for the few Edmond churches who have accepted the task of donating and preparing the traditional dinner for about three thousand diners.
400 Annual Deliveries
In addition, about four hundred dinners are delivered to individuals who cannot make it to UCO. The spirit of giving extends further with the surplus being donated to the Hope Center, Breakfast on Boulevard, the Samaritan House, Mobile Meals, Cook's Nite Out, and the Jesus House.
600 Volunteers
This annual event would not be possible without the over six hundred Edmond volunteers who pitch in from the Saturday before Thanksgiving to the Friday after it.
Photo Gallery
Take a look at some of our past annual dinner events and volunteering efforts.
Sponsors
Check out our sponsors, without whom we wouldn't be able to contribute each year.