Dining in

The director of the Dew Drop Inn says they`ll make good on their promise to ensure residents don’t leave the Easter Sunday dinner hungry.

More than 200 people attended the Dew Drop Inn Easter dinner on Sunday. It took three days to prepare but the more than 25 volunteers served generous portions of turkey, ham and veggies to hungry patrons.

Terri Favreau, director of the Dew Drop Inn, said with the new stoves, volunteers were able to cook twice as fast and twice the amount of food at once and could provide more than 250 people with a solid meal.

"It’s a special time of the year and we just want to make sure that people have a special treat," Favreau said. "Luckily we have lots of food. We’ve upped all our quantities, so we have more potatoes, more turkey, more of everything. That way, there will be seconds being handed out."

Juleo Kiceluk, 76, and his wife, Valencia, 77, started volunteering with the Dew Drop Inn about a year and a half ago. They also volunteered through St. Anthony’s Rectory and helped cook meals about four times a year.

When Kiceluk hurt his back more than 20 years ago, he stayed at the St. Joseph’s Hospital. He said he could see the Dew Drop Inn from his window and from that, he realized the important role the Inn played.

"I wanted to help them out," Kiceluk said. "I figure there’s people that the service. I don’t coming in to help. It’s very gratifying."

Larry Perrier, volunteer supervisor, has volunteered with the Dew Drop Inn for more than 15 years. With an injured back preventing him from working, Perrier said he wanted to do something with his time. When his son told him to volunteer with the inn, he decided to join.

"This is really a good place for people to come and eat," Perrier said. "People really appreciate (the Easter dinners). It feels good that we can feed them."