Arizona grandma, man she mistakenly texted, to share Thanksgiving for 7th straight year since 2016

For the seventh year, a man from Arizona will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day with an Arizona woman who invited him years ago to her turkey dinner. It has become a tradition for the two former strangers.

For seven years, Americans have followed Jamal Hinton of Phoenix and Wanda Dench as their story unfolds. Hinton continues to share their journey on Twitter.

” To answer all your questions, “Thanksgiving year 7 is in the works!” Hinton tweeted this week. Hinton tweeted, “See you guys Thursday!” “

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Hinton and Dench’s story first gained viral attention in 2016, when Dench accidentally texted Hinton an invitation to Thanksgiving dinner, which was meant for her grandson. The former strangers have never missed an holiday together.

“It has been an amazing journey,” Dench told Fox 10 Phoenix in 2021, as she and Hinton shared their sixth Turkey Day.

Hinton said to the station, “She’s an amazing individual.” She’s the best. “

Hinton realized Dench’s 2016 text was a mistake after Dench sent a photo of herself to confirm if whether she was Hinton’s actual grandmother.

“[You are not my grandma,” Hinton replied laughingly.

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Jamal Hinton, of Phoenix, hugs Wanda Dench in 2021 amid their sixth straight year of sharing Thanksgiving together.
(FOX 10 Phoenix)

Hinton sent back a selfie so Dench knew he was not her grandson, but asked if he could stop by for dinner anyway. Dench welcomed him with open arms.

Last year, Hinton posted a video on YouTube documenting the 2020 dinner he and his girlfriend shared with Dench – months after Dench’s husband Lonnie reportedly died from complications of COVID-19.

“I want to say thank you to all of the people that sent their blessings and their condolences and their well wishes for me,” Dench said in the video.

“… “It’s still going take a long time…but it really lifts me up when these guys visit,” she said.

Thanksgiving apparently is not the only special time Hinton and Dench share together. On Sept. 8, Hinton retweeted a video that Dench posted which announced that she had gotten her first tattoo at the age of 65.

“Guess who was with me? Dench captioned the video, in which Hinton appears alongside of her.

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On Feb 13, Super Bowl 2022, Dench tweeted a photo of herself sitting with Hinton, captioning the image: “GO RAMS!!! Hinton shared on Twitter news that he and Dench would partner with streaming service Netflix. This was one week after last year’s Thanksgiving.

” We thank you all for your love and support during our journey over the past 6 years,” Hinton wrote. “We are excited to tell our story on the bigscreen! “

Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench are seen in 2015 continuing their Thanksgiving Day tradition.
(Fox 10 Phoenix)

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Fox News Digital reached out to Hinton for comment.