-Blake Halvorson
This last Saturday November 22nd the StepUP students feasted. The StepUP students came together and put on their very own thanksgiving, with the help of the StepUP office of course.
We cooked and served for over 40 fellow StepUP students with 80 pounds of turkey, 40 pounds of potatoes, multiple casseroles, and even homemade coconut balls from Iceland.
The atmosphere was spectacular, filled with conversation and laughter. When serving the food and seeing all the students wander in with an appetite made the cooking and preparing well worth it. Everyone stuffed their faces and there was still a large amount of leftovers. The event was a success, and a large thank you goes out to everyone who helped out, and that includes the students who helped eat the food as well.
It was great to be able to spend the thanksgiving holiday with my new community of recovering addicts. For a lot of the students that are from out of state especially benefited with this being their only thanksgiving dinner this year. I am extremely impressed with my fellow students cooking and planning. After such an event I have a new appreciation for what my mother and grandmother go through every year. It was a huge learning experience for me and perhaps now I can lend a hand in the kitchen this thanksgiving.