(CLAIR | Simi Valley, CA )) — Someone carved turkey. Someone served dinner. Someone walked out of the Simi Valley Senior Center and forgot their knife and fork.
Months later, the carving set is still there.
The utensils turned up after the annual Thanksgiving Eve dinner hosted by the Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise. Staff spotted them while cleaning up. No one said anything. No one came back.
The knife and fork look well used. The handles are silver. The knife is stamped “Wolfgang Puck Collection.” They aren’t cheap or disposable. Someone brought them from home.
Staff set the utensils aside, expecting a phone call. But the phone never rang.
“We figured someone would notice they were missing,” one staff member said. “But here they are. Still waiting.”
Each year, the Rotary Club and dozens of volunteers serve Thanksgiving dinner to hundreds of seniors and unhoused Simi Valley residents. Volunteers bring food, serve meals, and donate their time—and sometimes their tools. Most take their gear home. This set stayed behind.
Now, the Senior Center wants to return the carving set to its owner. Staff are asking anyone who volunteered or knows someone who did to take a look.
If you believe the carving set is yours, please contact the Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise or the Simi Valley Senior Center. Mention your volunteer shift so staff can check your name against the sign-in list.
Until then, the knife and fork sit in storage. They helped serve hundreds of people. Now they’re waiting for one to come back and claim them.
