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Olde Tyme Christmas dinner thanks more than 100 volunteers

A community account in this week’s Grapevine credits volunteers and donors with helping make the annual dinner a success.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2019-01-03 · compiled 2026-10-01

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More than 100 volunteers contributed to this year’s Olde Tyme Christmas Dinner, according to a thank-you published in the January 3 Grapevine.^[1]

The account thanked outgoing volunteer coordinator Margie Gang for seven years of service and Deborah Braun for assisting her over many years.^[1]

Volunteers prepared and served the meal, decorated, organized activities and delivered food to people at home and ferry workers, the account said.^[1]

The event’s sponsors included Denman businesses and residents, and the organizers thanked islanders for coming together to celebrate the season.^[1]

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