SAN ANTONIO – Walmart and The Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner hosted its 7th annual “Gobble Games” on Wednesday.
- Local media partipated in competitive games
- Event raised awareness for community dinner
- Jimenez family watched and cheered on
Local media participated in the games to raise awareness for the dinner, which is in its 39th year.
The participants competed in “turkey bowling,” “basket” ball, “float making,” and more.
The community-style Thanksgiving dinner began in 1979 when San Antonio restaurant owner and businessman Raul Jimenez recognized the need to serve senior citizens in the community during the holiday.
The event has grown and is now held at Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Seniors are invited to dine at a “community dinner table,” celebrate the holiday with their peers, and enjoy live entertainment.
“It’s 20 years since my father passed but the event gets bigger and better every year,” Patricia Jimenez, daughter of Raul Jimenez, said. She also thanked the media for their prompotion of the event, which has been an important assest to the dinner's growth.
It now serves over 25,000 less fortunate and eldery people.
The Jimenez family, including the grandson of Raul Jimenez, watched and cheered on the participants as they competed.