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Adopt A Senior For Thanksgiving In Toms River

A program through the Toms River Senior Center aims to ensure seniors who aren't able to leave their homes get hot Thanksgiving meals.

TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Toms River Senior Center is looking to make sure seniors who are not able to leave their homes get a warm holiday meal for Thanksgiving.

The Adopt a Homebound Senior for Thanksgiving program aims to deliver fully prepared hot meals to seniors to ensure they have holiday meals through the Thanksgiving weekend.

The meal includes turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, string beans, cranberry sauce, biscuit, dessert and apple cider.

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Anyone who would like to participate or adopt a senior should call Maryann at the Senior Center at 732-341-1000, ext. 8462. The last day to adopt a senior is Monday, Nov. 16.

In addition, the Senior Center is welcoming gift cards for ShopRite, Wawa, Aldi and Walmart to support the effort.

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