Bread & Broth seeks donations for South Lake Tahoe Community Thanksgiving meals

Bread & Broth is seeking donations for a Thanksgiving Meal Giveaway that will be distributed on Monday, November 23, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at St. Theresa Grace Hall in South Lake Tahoe.

During past Thanksgiving holidays, Bread & Broth has sponsored a hot Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the trimmings, once that guests could enjoy with the fellowship of others in the community. During those dinners over 250 individuals joined in the special holiday meal.

This year will have to be different due to the COVID-19 restrictions.

Instead, bags will be handed out that will contain a complete Thanksgiving meal. These bags will include a turkey breast, yams, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green beans, gravy, rolls, sparkling cider, and a pumpkin pie. These Thanksgiving meal items will be provided to guests along with the regular food giveaway bags given out each Monday and Friday from the St. Theresa Grace Hall. Special bags of non-cook Thanksgiving food items will also be provided to those without cooking capabilities.

"We know that this year the holiday season will be especially hard for families facing reduced work hours and unemployment," said Beth Wallace of Bread & Broth. "We expect an increased number of families will be in need of our services and our assistance in securing food for this Thanksgiving holiday meal."

Since the pandemic started hot groups meals had to end so bags of food have been handed out 7,000 times during the Bread & Broth Monday and Friday meals. Each bag contains dairy, meat and other protein, vegetables, fruits and other staples. Bread & Broth 4 Kids program has handed out 11, 768 weekend food bags to date in 2020.

Donations are being accepted to provide these meals for those facing food insecurity in the South Shore community:

- $25 will provide this entire meal for a family for the holidays .
- $100 will provide Thanksgiving provisions for four families

Donations for Bread Broth’s Thanksgiving Meal of any amount are welcome, and can be made either online (breadandbroth.org) or by mailing a check to: Bread and Broth, ℅ St. Theresa Church, 1041 Lyons Ave., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150.

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