Area residents and visitors are invited to attend the annual Community Thanksgiving Feast at Howard Payne University, to be held on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event is free, but donations are accepted. It will take place at HPU’s Mabee University Center, located at 1219 Fisk Street in Brownwood. North Lake Community Church in May will lead and coordinate the event. 

The traditional Thanksgiving meal will consist of turkey, dressing and all the trimmings.

For those unable to join friends and neighbors at HPU, volunteers will deliver meals in Brownwood and Early, with a maximum of 10 delivered meals per household. Reservations for meals to be delivered can be made by texting the delivery coordinator at 325-200-3445 beginning Monday, November 3 until noon on Monday, November 24. Text reservations should include the recipient’s full name, complete address and the number of meals requested. A confirmation text will be sent after text reservations are made. Dessert will not be included with delivery meals.

Individuals interested in volunteering can assist with serving food and beverages, boxing meals to go, delivering meals to homes, and cleaning at the Mabee Center after the event. Volunteers should arrive at the Mabee Center at 9:30 a.m.

To help support the Thanksgiving meal, please make checks payable to the “Community Thanksgiving Feast,” and send them to Katrina Lynn, Howard Payne University, 1000 Fisk Street, Suite 210, Brownwood, Texas 76801, or bring donations to the Mabee Center on Thanksgiving Day.