Even as steaming hot plates of Thanksgiving breakfast flew across tables at the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Denise Igruvay’s radiant smile was the warmest thing in the room Thursday morning.
Igruvay, a 53-year-old resident at the shelter, grinned from ear to ear as plates full of eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns and biscuits and gravy came hand-delivered by former Orlando Magic player Nick Anderson and other team executives.
“If I don’t keep smiling, I’m gonna be depressed, and I don’t want that. There’s something at the end of all this, something bright, something is gonna be there.