Officials, volunteers help serve meals at Light of Life Rescue Mission in Pittsburgh’s North Side

Tribune-Review | Thursday, November 25, 2021 3:25 p.m.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review

Mayor-elect Ed Gainey stops for a moment to share a word with the crowd of low-income and homeless residents during the free Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday at the Voeghtly Street Mission operated by Light of Life Rescue Mission in Pittsburgh’s North Side.

Elected officials from Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, along with staff and volunteers helped serve Thanksgiving meals Thursday afternoon at the Voeghtly Street Mission operated by Light of Life Rescue Mission in Pittsburgh’s North Side.

Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Ed Gainey, as well as current Mayor Bill Peduto, were there to help serve meals and speak with people.

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and State Rep. Jake Wheatley also were at the event.

“We had a group of volunteers come in and prepare all of the stuffing for tomorrow. It’s a big outreach day for us,” Doug Smith, development director of Light of Life Rescue Mission, said Wednesday.