Redditers gather for fifth annual Thanksgiving potluck

New this year is a GoFundMe campaign started Tuesday, Nov. 22, to raise $900 for the event.

If you dont have somewhere to go on Thanksgiving Day, join a couple hundred other people at the fifth annual Reddit /r/portland Thanksgiving dinner.

The dinner, organized by Redditers Mike Alfoni (known as /u/Purple_Antwerp) and Marie Stall (known as /u/coolhandmarie), will welcome people to a potluck dinner from 3 to 9 p.m. Thanksgiving Day at a rented commercial building, 3384 S.E. Division St.

Last year, the dinner attracted about 250 people of all ages. Its a potluck, so the group is hoping people will bring all kinds of dishes, including turkeys. This years event wont have oven access, so the group is asking people to bring microwaves to warm food.

New this year is a GoFundMe campaign started Tuesday, Nov. 22, to raise $900 for the event.

The holiday dinner began five years ago as a gathering for people who didnt have a place to go. Since then, it has grown from about 25 to more than 250 people.