Thanks To All Who Supported Reading's Senior Thanksgiving Dinner

Dear Editor:

We are writing to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to everyone who joined
us at Ultra Chic at the Hillview Country Club on Saturday, November 18 for the 16th
annual Reading Senior Citizen Thanksgiving Dinner. Thanks to the generous financial
support of our sponsors who helped underwrite the event, the dinner is free and
open to all senior citizens from Reading.

This year’s dinner provided an opportunity to gather indoors with hundreds of our
friends and neighbors to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season. Guests enjoyed
a traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings while being entertained
throughout the afternoon with music and dancing courtesy of DJ Alan LaBella.

As in years past, we encouraged those attending the dinner to bring canned goods and
other food donations to help fill the shelves at the Reading Food Pantry. We
are truly grateful for the overwhelming response we received for our annual
solicitation of food donations. Thanks to the generosity of those who attended
the dinner, the food pantry will be able to assist more local families in need
during the holiday season.

Joining us at the head table were members of the Reading Select Board, including Chair Jackie
McCarthy, Vice Chair Mark Dockser and his wife Linda, Karen Gately Herrick, and
Christopher Haley, along with Town Manager Fidel Maltez. Pleasant Street Senior
Center Coordinator Chris Kowaleski was also in attendance with members of his
staff.

We would like to thank The Savings Bank, The Reading Cooperative Bank and Amazon
for their financial support, as well as Harrows Chicken Pies. We would also
like to thank our generous donors who provided beautiful holiday gifts to be
raffled, including Ultra Chic Events at Hillview Country Club, Elite Auto Tech
of Wakefield, the Meola family, the Quintiliani family, and the Chankhour
family.

A special thank you to Fabiana and Adilson Santos and the team at Ultra Chic at
the Hillview Country Club for working with us to make this event another truly
memorable one. We appreciate Ultra Chic Events’ commitment to providing
exceptional food, service and hospitality.

It is truly an honor for us to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season with
those who have contributed so much to our community over the years. We want to
take this opportunity to extend our best wishes for a safe and happy holiday
season to all Reading residents, and we look forward to seeing everyone again
at next year’s dinner.

Sincerely,

Representative Brad Jones and Linda Jones

Representative Richard Haggerty

Senator Jason Lewis