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THE KIDS NEXT DOOR HONOR THEIR ELDERS SENIORS AT BOOKER T. WASHINGTON TREAT COMMUNITY SENIORS TO A NIGHT OUT.(NORFOLK COMPASS)

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From: The Virginian Pilot
Date: 19961128
Author:Stanus, Joan C.

Byline: JOAN C. STANUS, STAFF WRITER

JUST AS SHE has done for the last five years, Bessie Jarvis went down the street to the neighbors' place to eat Thanksgiving dinner a week early.

She even invited a few friends and relatives to join her for the turkey, the stuffing and the sweet potato pie.

Jarvis' ``neighbors'' didn't mind. They were serving up plenty - enough, in fact, to feed hundreds.

After years of saving to pay for the dinner, these ``kids next door'' were eager for the community to gather and help them take stock of blessings, share their holiday spirit ...

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