Keeping a holiday tradition alive: 3,000 families receive food for Thanksgiving via MCFOODS
T he COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on many families. From those that are working less or lost their jobs, to those that are working around the clock as a frontline worker, the pandemic has had a wide range of impacts on so many throughout our communities. Distribution Services (MCFOODS) has been working since the onset of the pandemic to ensure that those hardest hit still have access to food. In addition to collecting and distributing food through contactless food distribution events and drives, MCFOODS, the week before Thanksgiving, held its annual holiday Turkey distribution event, which took on new significance this year. The Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach On a chilly morning in November, MCFOODS received a donation of 1,500 Thanksgiving turkeys which were immediately distributed to two dozen partner agencies throughout the County, helping feed families throughout the County on Thanksgiving.
The turkeys were delivered to MCFOODS’ distribution center in East Brunswick by the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, who received the turkeys via Stop & Shop’s Turkey Express program. The food was loaded into vans, trucks, trailers, and cars, to be brought back to local food pantries who then distribute the food to those in need. Middlesex County Freeholder Charles Tomaro, former New York Giants players
Joe Morris, David Tyree, and Jonathan Casillas, and volunteers from MCFOODS, Stop and Shop, and the Community FoodBank of New Jersey helped load the food packages. In addition to the 1,500 turkeys donated by Stop and Shop, Community FoodBank of New Jersey donated additional turkeys, roasting chickens, and non-perishable items, making the total number of families fed from the event nearly 3,000.
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