CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Loaves and Fishes hosted their annual Louisiana Saturday Night fundraiser to feed over 100 donors, allowing dine-in for the first time since the pandemic.

“The last few years have been strictly takeout. But this year we have a DJ, music, and a space for people to come and dine with us,” executive director Ricky Willis said.

Loaves and Fishes held the Louisiana Saturday Night event on Oct. 15, 2022. (Marie Hughes)
Kayla Purcell and Jehryeia Morris volunteer for the Loaves and Fishes Louisiana Saturday Night event on Oct. 15, 2022. (Marie Hughes)
Loaves and Fishes held the Louisiana Saturday Night event on Oct. 15, 2022. (Marie Hughes)
Loaves and Fishes held the Louisiana Saturday Night event on Oct. 15, 2022. (Marie Hughes)
Alise Purcell works in the kitchen at the Loaves and Fishes Louisiana Saturday Night event on Oct. 15, 2022. (Marie Hughes)
Tameka Morris works in the kitchen at the Loaves and Fishes Louisiana Saturday Night event on Oct. 15, 2022. (Marie Hughes)
Stephen, Sandie, and Janette Evans eats at the Loaves and Fishes Louisiana Saturday Night event on Oct. 15, 2022. (Marie Hughes)
Donna Richardson helps out at the Loaves and Fishes Louisiana Saturday Night event on Oct. 15, 2022. (Marie Hughes)
Loaves and Fishes held the Louisiana Saturday Night event on Oct. 15, 2022. (Marie Hughes)

Donations to this nonprofit organization will be used to buy supplies and maintain the building where Loaves and Fishes operates.

Loaves and Fishes serves lunch from 10:30 a.m.-noon Monday through Saturday and operates as a food distribution center to approximately 30 churches and agencies helping the needy.

“If you have a heart for helping people, you just find a way to do it,” board member Pam O’Day said.

Loaves and Fishes urges anyone who wants to volunteer or donate to visit their website.