A Washougal woman is enlisting the help of several of her family members and friends to serve free ham dinners to the community on Thanksgiving Day.
Rhonda Ackman and family will provide honey glazed ham, potatoes, green beans and pumpkin pies from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 22, in the Washougal Community Center, 1681 “C” St., Washougal.
Ackman determined that ham will be easier to serve than the traditional Thanksgiving turkey.
“If we are serving 80 guests in a short amount of time, carving a big turkey could be a bit more difficult,” she said. “We can put the ham in a roaster, pre-sliced, and have a pretty good assembly line.”
Ackman has previously served dinners with Refuel Washougal — an all-volunteer effort that provides free meals from 4 to 6:30 p.m., on Fridays, in the Washougal Community Center.
“The need is quite something,” she said. “That is what drove me to Refuel, seeing more and more homeless people walking in Camas and Washougal.”