December 2010 - St. Vincent's Health System

Hundreds Enjoy Thanksgiving Feast
Provided by SVHC Partnership
By Kelly Brockmeier
Marketing and Communications
If you thought your Thanksgiving feast was
hard to prepare, try cooking for thousands
— all at once.
It’s old hat for St. Vincent’s Executive
Chef Francois Dormevil and his food and
nutrition team. They prepared a staggering
amount of turkey dinners for patients,
visitors and associates as well as hundreds
cooked just for the Meals on Wheels
program.
The marketing team visited with Dormevil
as he cooked hundreds of pounds of stuffing
Nov. 23. He and his team took turns
stirring the mixture with a device that
resembled a boat oar! Afterwards,
Dormevil scooped out hundreds of
individual servings that would later
feed Meals on Wheels recipients. His
sous chef followed by plating individual
servings of turkey.
St. Vincent’s Executive Chef Francois Dormevil prepares the stuffing.
SVHC has teamed up with Meals on
Wheels for 17 years to provide free,
hot, holiday meals to the less fortunate.
Dozens of Gator Taxi/Yellow Cabs line
King Street Thanksgiving morning to pick
up the meals that not only warm bellies
but hearts too. SVHC is grateful for the
cabbies who donate their time and gasoline
to make sure the meals find their way to
the proper homes. Many drivers have been
delivering the meals since the partnership
started with SVHC nearly two decades ago.
In giving of themselves, the volunteers
make it possible for others to have a special
reason to be thankful on Thanksgiving.
Turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes,
green beans and pies were loaded up in
the cabs Nov. 24.
Sr. Joan speaks with one of the cab
drivers.
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None of this could have been possible without our volunteers!