A mistaken text connected them. Now they’ve become one of America’s favorite Thanksgiving traditions

(CNN) — Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton met at the intersection of a wrong number and a bold invitation. A decade later, they’re still celebrating Thanksgiving together and their unlikely friendship continues to inspire.

It started with a text Dench meant to send to one of her six grandchildren, inviting them to Thanksgiving dinner in 2016.