Gaiser Center feeds local families this Thanksgiving
Chrissy McGregor loads paper towels and napkins into the back of a car to be delivered to families in need at the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center inpatient treatment facility, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
The Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center, in collaboration with the Butler Children Advocacy Center, provided local families with Thanksgiving meals this year.
The meals were prepared by the Gaiser Center’s kitchen staff, with supplies ranging from turkeys and mashed potatoes to paper towels and plates provided by a staff food drive.
The meals were delivered Wednesday and will feed three large households this year with 12, 9 and 6 members respectively.
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Brandon Caldwell with the Gaiser Center carries out a crate of pre-prepared Thanksgiving food to be loaded into a car for delivery at the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center inpatient treatment facility, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Chrissy McGregor organizes items to be delivered to families in need for Thanksgiving at the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center inpatient treatment facility, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Boxes of food ranging from deserts to pre-cooked turkey and mashed potatos are prepared for delivery to families in need at the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center inpatient treatment facility, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Food is loaded into cars at the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center inpatient treatment facility to be delivered to families in need, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Andrew Courson preps bags of food and other supplies to be delivered to families in need at the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center inpatient treatment facility, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Brandon Caldwell with the Gaiser Center loads a crate of pre-prepared Thanksgiving food into a car for delivery at the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center inpatient treatment facility, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Gaiser Center Executive Director Joe Mahoney loads plates and other Thanksgiving necessities into a car to be delivered to families in need at the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center inpatient treatment facility, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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From left, Executive Director of the Butler Child Advocacy Center Danielle Schmidt, Child Advocacy Center Treasurer Chrissy McGregor and Gaiser Center Executive Director Joe Mahoney stand for a portrait in front of a car loaded with food to be delivered to families in need at the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center inpatient treatment facility, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Gaiser Center staff stand for a portrait at the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center inpatient treatment facility, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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