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Photo gallery A global Friends-Giving

November 27, 2019

Nearly 50 students, domestic and international, came together to share a Thanksgiving meal during a Friends-Giving dinner at the Memorial Union Tuesday. The event, hosted by the Wisconsin Union Directorate Global Connections committee, included food, turkey-themed crafts and a bit of karaoke singing.

Photos by Jeff Miller

Photo: Handmade turkey-themed cards are displayed.

People have been making turkey cutouts with their hands since time immemorial, but it was a new experience for some of the Friends-Giving participants. Photo by: Jeff Miller

Photo: From left to right, Daniel Lassman, Ankur Agrawal and Skyler Byun chat while Emily Bian and Huong Nguyen sing karaoke.

From left to right, Daniel Lassman, Ankur Agrawal and Skyler Byun chat while Emily Bian and Huong Nguyen sing karaoke. Photo by: Jeff Miller

Photo: Turkey dinner on plate

All the trimmings of a traditional Thanksgiving meal were served, including bourbon roast turkey, gingersnap mustard glazed ham, sage stuffing, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, homemade cranberry orange relish, and fudge bottom pie. Photo by: Jeff Miller

Photo: Standing, Xinyu

Standing, Xinyu "Mandy" Lin talks with friends. It is a friends-giving, after all. Photo by: Jeff Miller

Photo: Left to right, Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Global Connections committee members Huong Ngyugen, Emily Bian, Skyler Byun and Nat Meyer get in the spirit.

Left to right, Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Global Connections committee members Huong Nguyen, Emily Bian, Skyler Byun and Nat Meyer get in the spirit. Photo by: Jeff Miller

Photo: Paper cut-out turkey

All craft supplies and food were provided free by WUD Global Connections. Photo by: Jeff Miller

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