photo by: Mike Yoder
Singing carols on Christmas at the annual Lawrence Free Community Christmas Day Dinner, from left, are Helen Gilles, Libby Easter and both her grandfathers, Richard Easter and John Anderson, and Emily Russell, (AKA "Ukelele Lady"), all of Lawrence. The meal was Sunday at First United Methodist Church.
photo by: Mike Yoder
Jazmine Dillon, 8, left, takes a lick of mashed potatoes as her and her mother, Tammy Bevens, Lawrence, enjoy a Christmas meal at the annual Lawrence Free Community Christmas Day Dinner at First United Methodist Church. "It's fun," Bevens said about the holiday shared meal. "I've been coming since my daughter was a year old."
photo by: Mike Yoder
Volunteers Irma Tesar, left, and Dorothy Monaghan distribute pies during the annual Lawrence Free Community Christmas Day Dinner at First United Methodist Church.
photo by: Mike Yoder
Volunteers Erika Harbrecht, Eudora, left, and her daughter Jordan Lounce, 9, serve up a Christmas meal Sunday during the annual Lawrence Free Community Christmas Day Dinner at First United Methodist Church.
photo by: Mike Yoder
Sadie McEniry, Lawrence, left and Summer Trodgon, Gardner, prepare meals for delivery Sunday during the annual Lawrence Free Community Christmas Day Dinner at First United Methodist Church. The dinner is just one of many volunteer opportunities available to those who are looking to share their time more in the new year.