November 24, 2015 at 2:29 p.m.
It's a wonderful Thanksgiving: Rouman Cinema employees deliver holiday meals
It's a wonderful Thanksgiving: Rouman Cinema employees deliver holiday meals
Originally started in Rhinelander in 1995, the spirit of this program allows movie theater employees, who are often teenage students in high school or college, to experience the joy of helping others in a time of need.
"Just because we live in a smaller community, many younger people take it for granted that everyone is fortunate enough to enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner," George Rouman of the Rouman Amusement Company and Rouman Cinema in Rhinelander said in a press release.
Rouman started this program in 1995 by working with the Oneida County Department of Social Services and provided meals to 40 families that year. All meals are personally delivered by theater employees and volunteer members of the community.
"Contrary to what some people may think, poverty doesn't only exist in large urban areas like Milwaukee or Chicago," Rouman noted. "By having these students personally deliver the meals, they can witness the appreciation and joy as it appears on the faces of the recipients. This experience can have a profoundly positive affect on a young person's life."
Since 1995 nearly 5,000 meals have been purchased and delivered. As this program continues to evolve, its participants will never forget the message of Thanksgiving and what it truly feels like to be thankful, the release states.
The Rouman Amusement Company, Inc is a family-owned movie theater circuit which owns and operates 10 screens in two locations in Rhinelander, and is celebrating 94 years of business in 2015. Rouman Cinema can be found online at roumancinema.com and facebook.com/roumancinema.
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