A city-wide mission brings holiday to Findlay

FINDLAY — With numbers that sound like they're coming from a military cookbook, the City Mission of Findlay is gearing up for a big Thanksgiving meal. The City Mission will hold the its annual community meal for Findlay and Hancock County starting at 1 p.m. Thursday at three separate locations: Hufford Family Funeral Home, the Main Street location of Gateway Church and the City Mission itself, in downtown Findlay. Among the food being prepared for serving are 75 turkeys, 750 cans of green beans, 750 cans of corn, 400 pounds of potatoes and 150 pounds of elbow macaroni to pair with 40 large bags of shredded cheese. Other numbers include 550 cans of cream of mushroom soup, 400 bags of fried onions, over 90 gallons of milk and 150 sticks of butter. All of the food is prepared and served by about 50 project volunteers. Early this week and before, the ingredients were being all manner of chopped, mixed, cooked and more to make 3,000 meals to give out at the three locations Thursdays. Each meals also comes with a drink and a cookie. The meal is free and open to the public with no call-ins needed. Each of the three Findlay locations will offer a different type of meal service. The City Mission will feature walk-in carryout meals, using the serving window at the rear of the building; Hufford Family Funeral Home will offer the drive-thru carry out option; and Gateway Church will have the dine-in option. The City Mission of Findlay is located at 510 W. Main Cross St. The Hufford Family Funeral Home is located at 500 Manor Hill Rd. Gateway Church's north main campus is located at 620 N. Main St.