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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Emmanuel Camarillo

‘It means tradition and family.’ Valentine Boys & Girls Club hands out 500 Thanksgiving meals to families

Savannah Castell hands a meal to Rachel Calderon outside the Louis L. Valentine Boys & Girls Club in Bridgeport. It’s one of the oldest food distribution events in Chicago. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Rachel Calderon, 63, remembers walking into the Louis L. Valentine Boys & Girls Club in Bridgeport with her mom and siblings when she was younger, ready to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with all the fixings.

The pandemic has forced the Valentine club to stop serving meals inside the building for the last couple of years, but it hasn’t deterred the organization from holding its annual Tony Maurello Thanksgiving Dinner event.

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