Charleroi Area to provide meals for 100 families

By Mon Valley Independent

By TAYLOR BROWN

tbrown@yourmvi.com

Continuing with tradition, more than 100 Thanksgiving dinners will be delivered to families within the Charleroi Area School District. Thanks to more than $4,300 in donations from the community, those families will have everything they need to enjoy a meal on Thursday.

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