Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published October 31, 2025 5:31 P.M.

(Beaver Falls, Pa) A yearly community free Christmas dinner will not be returning for 2025. Care Ministries, who hosts the annual event, made the announcement Friday on Facebook.

Organizers Stephen and Rebecca Ficca Salopek stated ongoing health issues as the reason for discontinuing the dinner. They added that “it has been a heart-wrenching decision” and thanked everybody for their support over the years.

The dinner was hosted annually for the last 31 years at the Beaver Falls High School.