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'Thanksgiving Grandma' and Accidental Text Recipient to Host Thanksgiving with Airbnb Guests

In their eighth year of celebrating Thanksgiving together, Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton invite strangers to join the tradition, offering an Airbnb stay and holiday dinner.

Overview

  • Wanda Dench, known as the 'Thanksgiving Grandma', and Jamal Hinton, who she mistakenly texted in 2016, are set to spend their eighth Thanksgiving together.
  • The pair have partnered with Airbnb to host two guests for an early Thanksgiving dinner on November 20, and an overnight stay at Dench's home in Prescott Valley, Arizona.
  • The Airbnb booking, priced at $16, representative of the year they first met, includes a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, board games, holiday movies, and participation in Hinton and Dench's annual selfie.
  • Guests are responsible for their own travel expenses to Dench's home.
  • Last year, Hinton announced that he and Dench were partnering with Netflix to tell their story, although there has been no recent news on the project.