'Dan & Ray Rendering Thanks' feast feeds Racine community

RACINE, Wis. - There was a buffet like none other in Racine on Thanksgiving – thousands of people enjoying a warm meal for free.

Dan Johnson hosted his 14th annual "Dan and Ray's Rendering" free Thanksgiving feast.

Inside Festival Hall there was an assembly line of food.

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"We got the ovens going full blast, stuff going in and out, the kitchen is rocking," said Dan Johnson. "We opened 20 minutes early because the line was huge…people feel like they have a family here, there’s a lot of people that come here with no family."

"It’s amazing, there is a lot of hungry people in the world," said Jarreau Miller, who was not just thankful for the meal. "That my mom is here, she went through a lot, so that she’s here and being able to enjoy it with me."

"Dan & Ray Rendering Thanks" 14th annual feast

From all the Thanksgiving fixings, the meal was put on with a lot of helping hands. More than 300 volunteers served 3,000 people in the community.

 "It’s refreshing when you can see people thank you and feel like it’s easy hard work," said volunteer Nick Aiello."

 "It’s a wonderful thing, I’m actually thinking of volunteering," added Miller.