{"id":56616,"date":"2022-12-25T19:46:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T00:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=56616"},"modified":"2022-12-25T19:46:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T00:46:55","slug":"free-christmas-meals-by-rotary-club-in-lehigh-acres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/12\/free-christmas-meals-by-rotary-club-in-lehigh-acres\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Christmas meals by Rotary Club in Lehigh Acres"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The goal of the annual meal distribution provided by the rotary club in Lehigh Acres is that nobody spends Christmas Day without a warm meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"252\" data-id=\"56617\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-3-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-3-2.png 616w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-3-2-300x123.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"246\" data-id=\"56618\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-4-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-4-2.png 590w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-4-2-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lehigh Acres rotary club has been serving Christmas dinners to people in Southwest Florida for the last 16 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Ed is so dedicated to serving, he\u2019s been volunteering for each one of those 16 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYear after year and it\u2019s enjoyable, one year as the other, we see the same people coming through year after year,\u201d Mr. Ed said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2-4.png 556w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2-4-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Those who come every year, obviously look forward to the hot meal, but also look forward to spending time with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChristmas mass fell on a Sunday\u2026I went there and then I come here. So I didn\u2019t have to make two trips you know because \u2026 it\u2019s too cold,\u201d Mr. Ed said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors enjoyed classic dishes, funded by the rotary club, like ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-9.png 603w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-9-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a large undertaking this is planned for all year long. We kind of discussed this year to know what changes we need to make for next year, make sure we have enough food makes sure you know that we have enough supplies that we get the word out to everyone,\u201d Carrie Chase, a member of the Rotary Club said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Giving Christmas cheer to hundreds on a very special day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The goal of the annual meal distribution provided by the rotary club in Lehigh Acres is that nobody spends Christmas Day without a warm meal. 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