Chef Robin Chubb, left, helps Denver Bronco David Bruton Jr. prepare stuffing at The Salvation Army Harbor Light Center in downtown Denver on Tuesday. Several Broncos football players helped kitchen staff prepare side dishes for the community dinner to be held at the Colorado Convention Center on Thanksgiving Day. (Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post)
When all of us as Americans sit down to our Thanksgiving meal this Thursday, remember those who put this food on our tables.
Thousands of Colorado’s migrant workers plant, pick, harvest, process and pack food for our salads, casseroles, mashed potatoes, stuffing, turkey, pumpkin pies and even our flower centerpieces.
They labor faithfully and skillfully in packing houses, dairy and turkey farms, nurseries and open fields.
They are the most vulnerable of human beings in our communities subsisting in unthinkable living and working conditions while facing the chilling fear of deportation and the splintering of their families.
So, let our hearts be filled with gratefulness, not hatefulness, as we celebrate their priceless contributions.
Pat Gacnik, Arvada
This letter was published in the Nov. 27 edition.As a new resident to the Denver area, I was amazed to watch the hundreds of volunteers assembling and then hand out Thanksgiving boxes on Nov. 22 in downtown Denver.
Just as amazing was to stand near a group of educators who were using their first day of vacation break to pick up baskets for needy families from their schools.
As the system slowed and the morning extended to four hours for these young professionals, I was impressed with their courtesy and helpfulness.
Thank you, Denver teachers, for your commitment to our schools and community.
Caryl Thompson, Arvada
This letter was published in the Nov. 27 edition.
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