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Hundreds gather at Yonkers church for 29th annual holiday dinner

Debbie Linder, who has volunteered for 20 years

Photo credit: Meghan E. Murphy

People began lining up at 10:30 a.m. on Christmas Day for an annual community dinner at St. John's Church in Yonkers. 

As they filed in, volunteers in Santa hats passed out eggnog and apple cider to those seeking a warm place to share in a festive turkey meal. In its 29th year of offering the dinner, the Sharing Community Inc. again served a dinner with all the fixings and gave Christmas...

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