Special holiday dishes provide another meaningful way for these Detroiters to serve others

Detroit native Allison Walker, a former police sergeant, made potato salad for family and friends over the Fourth of July weekend.Temika Wallace, kitchen manager at St. Patrick Senior Center, prepared special dishes for seniors and her family during the holiday weekend.Community advocate Lisa Gonzalez highlighted the importance of food in southwest Detroit’s culture, emphasizing its role in bringing people together.If side dishes can be called the unsung heroes of any holiday meal, it can also be said that the family members and friends that taste Allison Walker’s first attempt at making potato salad during this Fourth of July holiday weekend will be receiving a treat from a native Detroiter who is known for her heroic and giving heart.