Columbia College will have a Thanksgiving Potluck.
- Who? : All Columbia College students, faculty, and staff members
- What? : Thanksgiving Potluck
- When? : Tuesday, November 26, 2013
- Morning : 12:00 – 1:30 pm (Fairfax Campus, Centreville Extension, and Silver Spring Extension)
- Evening : 6:30 – 7:00 pm (Fairfax Campus and Centreville Extension)
- Where? : Morning: Auditorium (Fairfax Campus): Classroom (Centreville): Classroom (Silver Spring)
- Evening: Room B (Fairfax Campus): Classroom (Centreville)
- Why? : It’s Thanksgiving!
The Origin of Thanksgiving: The pilgrims, who left Plymouth, England and arrived in the New World, reaped a bountiful harvest the following summer after spending a harsh New England winter and was so grateful that they wanted to thank God and to celebrate with their Indian friends by declaring a three-day feast starting on December 13, 1621. Actually America’s first Thanksgiving services were held in Virginia in 1697. In 1789, following a proclamation issued by President George Washington, America celebrated its first Day of Thanksgiving to God under its new constitution.
