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Posted on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 : 5:20 p.m.

Cottage Inn serves less fortunate during annual Thanksgiving tradition

By Lon Horwedel

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Volunteers Eric Bissett, left, Kim Bewersdorf, center, and Bert Bissett, right, scrape out a vat of mashed potatoes in the kitchen of the Cottage Inn Restaurant on William Street in downtown Ann Arbor this morning. They were preparing for Cottage Inn's annual Thanksgiving Day dinner for those in need.

Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com

For 27 years, The Original Cottage Inn Pizza on William Street in downtown Ann Arbor has opened its doors to the less fortunate on Thanksgiving.

Using some 150 volunteers, they serve 350-plus meals on Thanksgiving each year.

Check out a slideshow from this year's event:

Comments

Surekha Dangoor

Sun, Nov 29, 2009 : 9:04 a.m.

What a kind, generous and wonderful thing for Cottage Inn to do! Bless the hearts of the Cottage Inn staff and the volunteers for making Thanksgiving warm and special for those who might have otherwise been cold and hungry.

josemartin

Fri, Nov 27, 2009 : 4:08 p.m.

Thank you to all volunteers that provided free meals on Thanksgiving! At least three in Ypsilanti were: Holy Trinity Student Parish. New Testament Baptist Church on Michigan Avenue. Bill Riney's meals-on-wheels made stops in several locations.

Mary H

Fri, Nov 27, 2009 : 8:50 a.m.

That's great! I've lived in Ann Arbor more than 30 years and I didn't know they did that!

Wolverine3660

Fri, Nov 27, 2009 : 7:05 a.m.

A heartwarming story. Good to see a local business doing good in our community.

Eric64

Thu, Nov 26, 2009 : 7:02 p.m.

That is so nice.Finally a Good hearted story.