YOUR LONGEST TRADITION. ON THIS ONE DAY, ONE YEAR FOR THE LAST 32. THE WINDMILL RESTAURANT IN CONCORD BECOMES THE TURKISH CENTER, LITERALLY AFTER WEEKS OF PREPARATION, OVER 80 OF THESE GUYS ARE ROASTED AND SLICED AND SLICED ALONG WITH 800 LBS OF MASHED POTATOES AND PUMPKIN AND EVERYTHING ELSE. WE CREATED THE THANK YOU THIS YEAR DEAR 1300 MEALS SERVED A RETURN TO A SERVED HOT PLACE. THANKS. MY PLEASURE. BUT MOST PACKED FOR COLLECTION OR DELIVERY, OVER 40 VOLUNTEERS, YOUNG, OLD FIRST AND LONGER, MAKE IT HAPPEN. WE HAVE DECIDED AS A FAMILY THAT WE WANT TO GIVE OUR TIME TO HELP PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO DON’T HAVE WHAT WE HAVE. THEY CALL THESE PEOPLE THE SHOVEL FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERING HERE FOR DECADES. A MAN FOR OVER 30 YEARS. IT’S SOMETHING I HAVE TO DO. AND WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE FAMILY. I DO IT UNTIL I CANNOT ANY MORE. WE GET SO MANY VOLUNTEERS AND SO MANY PEOPLE TO HELP. AND IT’S A FAMILY. AS A MATTER OF FACT. THE THREE SUMMER FKK BROTHERS CONTINUE A TRADITION STARTED BY THEIR LATE FATHER IN 1990. AFTER OUR FATHER PASSED A FEW YEARS AGO AND KNOW THAT IT HAS HELD ON AS A LEGACY. IT MEANS MORE THAN MAKE EVERYONE FEEL WELCOME, THAT THEY HAVE FAMILY LOVE DURING THE HOLIDAY. SOME PEOPLE MISS THREE DECADES AND THREE GENERATIONS AND THE THANK YOU IS A HOT AND A WAR
The Windmill Restaurant is serving Thanksgiving meals to those in need for the 32nd year in a row
Updated: 8:24 am EST November 25, 2022
Volunteers in communities across New Hampshire have made sure Thanksgiving is for those who might not otherwise be able to celebrate. The Windmill Restaurant in Concord has one of the longest traditions of giving – helping Granite Staters in need past the 32nd Thanksgiving. After weeks of preparation, more than 80 turkeys were roasted, basted and sliced, along with 800 pounds of mashed potatoes and squash and everything else we’ve come to love for Thanksgiving. 1,300 meals were served that year, some served hot on site and most packaged for pickup or delivery. More than 40 volunteers, young and old, beginners and veterans, worked together to make it a reality. “We decided as a family that we would come and give our time to help the people out there who don’t have what we have,” said Audrey Dukette, a volunteer. Some have been volunteering for decades. “It’s something I have to do. It’s something I love doing for the family,” Kevin Mara, a volunteer, said. “I would do it until I couldn’t anymore,” Don Taylor, a volunteer, said. “We are blessed to have this many volunteers and so many people helping. It’s a family thing,” said Windmill Restaurant’s Kosmas Smirnioudis. The three Smirnioudis brothers are carrying on a tradition started in 1990 by their late father, which is now an old thing too,” said George Smirnioudis of Windmill Restaurant. “It always means more.” “Make sure everyone feels welcome with their family and that sense of love during the holidays that some people miss,” said Michael Smirnioudis of Windmill Restaurant.
Volunteers in communities across New Hampshire have made sure Thanksgiving is for those who might not otherwise be able to celebrate.
The Windmill Restaurant in Concord has one of the longest giving traditions – helping Granite Staters in need each of the last 32 Thanksgivings.
After weeks of preparation, more than 80 turkeys were roasted, basted and sliced, along with 800 pounds of mashed potatoes and squash and everything else we’ve come to love for Thanksgiving.
1,300 meals were served that year, some served hot on site and most packaged for pickup or delivery.
More than 40 volunteers, young and old, beginners and veterans, worked together to make it a reality.
“We decided as a family that we would come and give our time to help the people out there who don’t have what we have,” said Audrey Dukette, a volunteer.
Some have been volunteering for decades.
“It’s something I have to do. It’s something I like to do for the family,” said Kevin Mara, a volunteer.
“I would do it until I couldn’t anymore,” said Don Taylor, a volunteer.
“We are blessed to have so many volunteers and so many people helping. It’s a family thing,” said Windmill Restaurant’s Kosmas Smirnioudis.
The three Smirnioudis brothers continue a tradition started in 1990 by their late father.
“After our father passed away a few years ago, we are now carrying it on as a legacy as well,” said George Smirnioudis of Windmill Restaurant. “It always means more.”
“Make sure everyone feels welcome with their family and that feeling of love while on holiday that some people miss,” said Windmill Restaurant’s Michael Smirnioudis.