CHESTER, Vt. – The Chester-Andover Senior Christmas Dinner will be held Dec. 9, at 12 p.m., at Green Mountain Union High School. This free meal and fun Christmas gathering is for all seniors in Chester and Andover. The menu includes turkey, mashed potatoes, squash, stuffing, gravy, rolls, and cranberry sauce. Dessert is homemade pie from the Andover Church.
There will also be take-out meals available. If you would like a take-out meal to pick up or to be delivered, call Pat Budnick at 802-376-6643, or the town hall at 802-875-2173.
This dinner has been held annually for almost 50 years (We did two years of delivered take out meals because of Covid in Collaboration with “Everyone Eats” in Chester). It was started by a small group of community members concerned about the seniors having a proper Christmas meal and camaraderie. It has been held at the Congregational Church, the Chester-Andover Elementary School, and at the Green Mountain Union High School.
It has been held as a thank you to all our town’s seniors for all they have done during their years in Chester-Andover.
Many area agencies and individuals have always come forward with support by paying for the meals, helping with cooking, serving and delivering meals, as well as providing entertainment and small gifts. This meal and gathering has always been free for the seniors because of this support.
We would like to keep this meal and event free, but we need folks to pitch in.
If you would like to make a donation, you can drop it off at the Motel in the Meadow, or mail it to 936 Vermont Route 11W, Chester, VT 05143. Make checks out to Pat Budnick, and in the memo line write “For the Chester-Andover Senior Dinner.” Thank you.