The kitchen at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Warsaw will come to life at 5:30 a.m. Christmas morning as 40 volunteers cook up a meal for the multitudes.
For more than 20 years, members of the Knights and the group’s Women’s Auxiliary have prepared a free community meal, with turkey and dressing and all the traditional fixings, that continues to draw ever-larger crowds of retirees, families and community members looking for a little fellowship on Christmas Day.
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