CHENANGO
COUNTY
—
The
Bandera
Family
and
Community
Alliance
will
be
returning
to
Chenango
County
to
serve
free
meals
on
Christmas
Day
in
Norwich,
Sidney,
and
Oxford.
Individuals
are
welcome
to
stop
by
the
American
Legions
in
Norwich,
Sidney,
and
Oxford
between
noon
and
2
p.m.
for
a
free
eat-in
or
take-out
meal
of
ham,
turkey,
mashed
potatoes
and
gravy,
yams,
corn,
apple
sauce,
cranberry
sauce,
cookies,
and
assorted
desserts.
Hot
and
cold
drinks
will
also
be
available.
Deliveries
are
also
available
by
calling
211
between
9
a.m.
to
5
p.m.
on
weekdays
now
through
December
23.
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This
year
marks
the
seventh
year
the
Bandera
Family
and
Community
Alliance
has
served
Christmas
dinner
in
Norwich,
and
their
second
year
in
Sidney
and
Oxford.
Bandera
Family
Representative
Bill
Bandera
said
last
year
they
were
able
to
serve
approximately
1,300
meals
in
Norwich,
220
in
Oxford,
and
300
in
Sidney.
“You
don’t
want
to
have
1,000
people
who
need
a
meal,
but
if
the
need
is
out
there,
that’s
why
we
exist,”
said
Bandera.
“It’s
not
that
the
need
is
growing,
I
don’t
think.
It’s
the
awareness
that
we’re
trying
to
help
alleviate
that
need,
and
it
gets
out,
and
then
people
start
taking
advantage
of
it
as
we’d
like
them
to.”