For the 16th year, the East Georgia Hospital Auxiliary, alongside hospital team members, has completed its annual “Sharing Thanksgiving” outreach, assembling and donating more than 500 complete Thanksgiving meal bags for families across the community.

What began in 2008 with 50 bags delivered to a local church on Highway 301 South under the direction of John Long, Christian Social Ministries founder, has become one of the hospital’s most meaningful traditions. Each year, the Auxiliary spearheads the effort, coordinating donations, organizing supplies and leading team members in assembling the meal bags.

Each bag feeds a family of four and includes a grocery gift card specifically for families to purchase fresh Thanksgiving meat of their choosing. The model, preserved since the very first

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