Thanksgiving at the Salvation Army

Kenneth Schwab looks up from his Thanksgiving Day meal, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Sara Rodriguez, 2, tries to reach a container of cranberry sauce, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, during the Thanksgiving Day lunch at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Brandi Emerson, left, Penny Willrich, center, and Barbara Hess plate Thanksgiving Day lunches, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Chrislyn Steck hands out rolls, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, during the Thanksgiving Day lunch at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Clemencia Rodriguez laughs with her family as she feeds her friend's one-month-old baby boy, Benjamin, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, during the Thanksgiving Day lunch at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Astoria Jetter, left, and Sarah Hale sit at the front table to hand out placemats for people to take home with them after their Thanksgiving Day lunch, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. The placemats were made by students in the Scott County Central School District. (Laura Simon)

Jacqueline Parker, left, Jalaya Parker-Gaines, center, and William Gaines-Parker, pose for a photo, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, during the Thanksgiving Day meal at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Steve and Mary Kim Loeffler smile as their son Jaden wipes sleepy tears from his eyes, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, during the Thanksgiving Day meal at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Doris Fulbright, left, and Chester Hayes, pose for a photo, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, during the Thanksgiving Day meal at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. Thursday was also Fulbright's 80th birthday, and everybody attending the Thanksgiving Day meal sang her "Happy Birthday." (Laura Simon)

Thanksgiving Day placemats rest on the table, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, during the Thanksgiving Day meal at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Doris Fulbright, left, applauds after everybody in the gymnasium sang her "Happy Birthday", Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, during the Thanksgiving Day meal at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. Fulbright was celebrating her 80th birthday on Thanksgiving. (Laura Simon)

People pick out new winter clothes, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, during the Thanksgiving Day meal at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Kenneth Schwab looks up from his Thanksgiving Day meal to chat with a volunteer, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Patricia Ann Knowles, left, poses for a photo with her children Shannon, center, and Kadeem, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, during the Thanksgiving Day meal at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Harry Sloan, 4, munches on a piece of cherry pie, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, during the Thanksgiving Day lunch at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Zach Young takes his dog, Bella, for a walk along Water Street in downtown Cape Girardeau, Thursday morning, Nov. 27, 2014, before heading to Thanksgiving Day lunch. (Laura Simon)