See photos: ‘Gratitude Day Dinner’ served to SLC homeless community
Black Lives for Humanity Movement also distributed clothing and blankets to attendees.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dave John cooks up some beans for Navajo Tacos, as he teams up with Black Lives for Humanity volunteers to serve a "Gratitude Dinner" to more than 100 people from the unsheltered population, on 500 West in Salt Lake City, on
Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021.
| Nov. 25, 2021, 11:25 p.m.
| Updated: Nov. 26, 2021, 12:11 a.m.
More than 100 unsheltered people got a hot Thanksgiving meal on Thursday at a “Gratitude Day Dinner” organized by the Black Lives for Humanity Movement.
The meal included Navajo tacos, turkey, mashed potatoes, fruit, and pumpkin and apple pie, and was served in a vacant lot near 400 South and 500 West in Salt Lake City. Dave John, who is Navajo, cooked the Navajo tacos with the help of volunteers. John is known for traveling around with a portable kitchen and cooking meals for unsheltered people.
Black Lives for Humanity Movement founder Ty Bellamy said the group wants to show unsheltered people extra care around the holidays.
“We want to let them know that they are loved, they are supported, and that they do have family because a lot of them don’t have contact with their biological families anymore,” Bellamy said. “And so we want to rally around them extra tight ... and give them that extra hug.”
The group also distributed clothing and blankets to the attendees. Lane Neaman played a drum and sang southern Oklahoma-style round dance songs.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)Ty Bellamy hugs an old friend asa she distributes "Gratitude Dinners" to one of the camps, as volunteers from the group Black Lives for Humanity, on 500 West in Salt Lake City, on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. The group served to more than 100 people from the unsheltered population, with donations from the community, and many more had food delivered to them by volunteers at camps around the city.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dave John cooks up some beans for Navajo Tacos, as he teams up with Black Lives for Humanity volunteers to serve a "Gratitude Dinner" to more than 100 people from the unsheltered population, on 500 West in Salt Lake City, on
Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Keith Lail and his dog Sissy get a Navajo Taco, during a "Gratitude Dinner" served by volunteers from the group Black Lives for Humanity, on 500 West in Salt Lake City, on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. The group served to more than 100 people from the unsheltered population, with donations from the community.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)Ty Bellamy carries dinners to distribute a "Gratitude Dinner" to one of the camps, as volunteers from the group Black Lives for Humanity, on 500 West in Salt Lake City, on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. The group served to more than 100 people from the unsheltered population, with donations from the community, and many more had food delivered to them by volunteers at camps around the city.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dave John cooks up some meat for Navajo Tacos, as he teams up with Black Lives for Humanity to serve a "Gratitude Dinner" to more than 100 people from the unsheltered population, on 500 West in Salt Lake City, on
Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lane Neaman play a drum as he sings a Southern Oklahoma Stye round dance song as Dave John and volunteers with Black Lives for Humanity cook Navajo Tacos, for a "Gratitude Dinner" for more than 100 people from the unsheltered population, on 500 West in Salt Lake City, on
Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dave John cooks up some meat for Navajo Tacos, as he teams up with Black Lives for Humanity and other volunteers to serve a "Gratitude Dinner" to more than 100 people from the unsheltered population, on 500 West in Salt Lake City, on
Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A woman named 505 and Eloise Shiimaa make Navajo Tacos, during a "Gratitude Dinner" served by volunteers from the group Black Lives for Humanity, on 500 West in Salt Lake City, on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. The group served to more than 100 people from the unsheltered population, with donations from the community.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kim Moody enjoys his Navajo Taco, during a "Gratitude Dinner" served by volunteers from the group Black Lives for Humanity, on 500 West in Salt Lake City, on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. The group served to more than 100 people from the unsheltered population, with donations from the community.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Clothing donations are handed out to those in need during a "Gratitude Dinner" served by Dave John and volunteers from the group Black Lives for Humanity, on 500 West in Salt Lake City, on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. The group served to more than 100 people from the unsheltered population, with donations from the community, and many more had food delivered to them by volunteers at camps around the city.
Also on Thursday, volunteers delivered nearly 100 more meals to unsheltered people in camps around the city.
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