Carter York, front, 7, and Colbey Mitchell, with hat, 12, volunteer Nov. 23, 2023, to serve drinks to people at the Skowhegan Community Center’s Thanksgiving meal. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel file

Communities across central Maine prepare for Thanksgiving events. Some are planning a full sit-down meal with all the fixings and others plan to sell pies for individual events. Delivery services are set for some.

Augusta

• Thanksgiving Pie Fundraiser, hosted by residents at the Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 26 and 27, 188 Eastern Ave., $15 a pie;  kesmith@nhca.com or 207-623-6849.

• Friendsgiving Thanksgiving Dinner, noon-4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28, Augusta Elks Lodge # 964, 397 Civic Center Drive.

To volunteer call 207-858-5388 or 207-592-6146.

Gardiner

• Free Thanksgiving Day Meal, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28, Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley Sandra M. Prescott Clubhouse, 14 Pray St.

Delivery available, 207-437-2487; volunteers, 207-735-7723; make a donation, 207-215-7012.

Madison

• Thanksgiving dinner, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 28, Madison VFW Post 7865, Preble Avenue; 207-696-3806.

Madrid

• Thanksgiving dinner, 10 a.m., Nov. 28 at Reeds Mill Church, 995 Reeds Mill Road. This annual service will be led by Deborah Bliss Bujnocki of New Vineyard; All are welcome; 207-639-2713 or reedsmillchurch.org.

Oakland

• Thanksgiving dinner, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23, Messalonskee High School, 131 Messalonskee High Drive; 207-314-3893; free.

For free deliveries call 207-431-1050.

Readfield

• Free Thanksgiving Dinner, 11:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28, Readfield United Methodist Church, 1564 Main St.; waddellg@roadrunner.com, 207-685-9131.

Skowhegan

• Thanksgiving Pie Sale, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Nov. 28, Bangor Savings Bank, Madison Ave. Sponsored by General Federation of Women’s Clubs; Facebook.

• Thanksgiving Community Dinner, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28, Skowhegan Community Center, 39 Poulin Drive; free.

Delivery with in 5 miles of Skowhegan available between 10:45 a.m. and 1 p.m.; 207-474-6901, skowrec@skowhegan.org.

• Cake & Pie auction, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 27, Skowhegan-Madison Elks Lodge, 21 Silver St; 207-474-3111.

Thorndike

• Thanksgiving, 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28, Farmington Falls Fire Company, 114 Philbrick Road; Facebook.

Waterville

• Thanksgiving Feast with our Friends, 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 26 Washington St.; 207-873-0054.

Winslow

• The Winslow Public Library is seeking volunteers to make and donate pies for its pie sale planned from noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the library, 136 Halifax St.

Pies will cost $15 each; sales benefit the library. For more information, call 207-872-1978 or email winslowpubliclibrary.volunteer@gmail.com.

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