The Wichita Wagonmasters will gather Tuesday, November 21st for their annual Gary R. Sawyer Thanksgiving Smoke, preparing holiday meals for families in need.
The Wagonmasters will have volunteers smoking turkeys and preparing meals, with food donated by a number of sponsors. The event will prepare meals for 220 needy families in the Wichita area that have been identified by the Honore Adversis Foundation and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5. This will include families associated with the Ronald McDonald House, Heroes Academy, and Family Promise of Greater Wichita.
The meals will be delivered by Honore Adversis members and members of FOP Lodge 5.
The event will be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wagonmaster Barn at Cowtown. Sponsors include Cargill, Jimmie’s Diner, Arctic Glacier, Cox Communications, KanPak, Golden State Foods and Scheels.
Cooking teams will include Security 1st Title, Seeders Inc., Sheetmetal Union Local 29, Maximum Outdoor Equipment, Walton’s Inc., Call IT, J&B Hot Dog Stand, Station 8 BBQ, Lil Garvey BBQ, Scott Casebolt, Brett Ballard, and the Wichita Wagonmasters.