The former grocer (and current crossing guard) has been hosting a free Thanksgiving party for 3,000 people for decades
Vogelbaugh, who is known as “Mr. Thanksgiving” is year-round for locals, no longer in the grocery business, but he now helps raise money for a holiday party for about 3,000 people a year at South Park Mall in Moline. The city has a population of about 42,000, making it one of the 4 cities along the border of Illinois and Iowa, and is the headquarters of Deere & Co, manufacturer of farm and construction equipment.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/11/22/thanksgiving-feast-grocer-bob-vogelbaugh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_national The former grocer (and current crossing guard) has been hosting a free Thanksgiving party for 3,000 people for decades
