Gratefull, A Free Community Meal In Downtown Chattanooga

Published November 13, 2023 at 5:02 PM EST

Gratefull on Chattanooga’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.

Thanksgiving is Thursday of next week - and Thursday of this week brings Gratefull to downtown Chattanooga.

The free community meal for the Thanksgiving season runs from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM in the middle of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in front of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.

Dawn Hjelseth is with River City Company.

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