Westy’s feeds Thanksgiving dinner to 1,450 Memphians in need

By , Daily Memphian Updated: November 24, 2022 4:47 PM CT | Published: November 24, 2022 4:47 PM CT

“This time of the year, I feel so good inside knowing I’ll get some clothes and something to eat, and I’ll leave full.”

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Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.

As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.


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