Media Recap: Thanksgiving at Food & Friends 2023 Thanksgiving at Food & Friends is a proud community tradition made possible through the service of hundreds of volunteers and the support of a compassionate community. Please enjoy this roundup of news stories and our official photo gallery to experience this community-wide celebration. Hear stories from the neighbors with serious illnesses we serve, and learn more about the impact you make possible through your support. Thank you to our premier sponsor Wegmans Food Markets, and the hundreds of caring neighbors who helped Food & Friends home-deliver 4,500 delicious, traditional Thanksgiving meals last week. Molette Green “Food & Friends to deliver over 4,000 Thanksgiving meals” NBC4 Retrieved from: https://www.nbcwashington.com/community/in-the-community/food-friends-to-deliver-over-4000-thanksgiving-meals/3478198/ Jess Arnold “Food & Friends delivers Thanksgiving meals to sick neighbors” WUSA9 Retrieved from: https://www.wusa9.com/article/life/food/food-friends-delivers-hundreds-thanksgiving-feasts-dmv-neighbors-serious-illnesses/65-afb0a689-5b03-4bd1-85fa-2919084119f1 Liberty Zabala “Volunteers provide Thanksgiving meals to seriously ill people, their families in DC” DC News Now Retrieved from: https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/volunteers-provide-thanksgiving-meals-to-seriously-ill-people-their-families-in-dc/ Ayesha Kahn “Food & Friends delivers 4,500 Thanksgiving meals to DMV families in need” FOX5 Retrieved from: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/food-friends-delivers-4500-thanksgiving-meals-to-dmv-families-in-need\ Tom Roussey “I’m grateful: DC family receives last-minute meal after apartment flood Thanksgiving Day” ABC7 Retrieved from: https://wjla.com/news/local/washington-dc-family-receives-last-minute-meal-food-after-apartment-flood-thanksgiving-day-nonprofit-food-and-friends-act-of-service-neighborhood-community Neal Augenstein “Food is medicine here: Food & Friends prepares Thanksgiving meals for neighbors with life-challenging illnesses” WTOP Retrieved from: https://wtop.com/gallery/thanksgiving-news/food-is-medicine-here-food-friends-prepares-thanksgiving-meals-for-neighbors-with-life-challenging-illnesses/ Jackeline Quijano Jovel “Miles de platos de comida para quien más lo necesita en este Día de Acción de Gracias” Univision Retrieved from: https://www.univision.com/local/washington-dc-wfdc/miles-de-platos-de-comida-para-quien-mas-lo-necesita-en-este-dia-de-accion-de-gracias-video Pre-Thanksgiving Stories: John Gonzalez “Food & Friends to give over 4K Thanksgiving meals to those with life-challenging illnesses” ABC7 Retrieved from: https://wjla.com/newsletter-daily/food-friends-nonprofit-thanksgiving-meals-dinner-dc-area-dmv-families-in-need-holiday-food-pie-give-away-volunteers-staff-life-challenging-illnesses Jess Arnold “Whisked Bakery makes thousands of pies for a good cause” WUSA9 Retrieved from: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/whisked-bakery-slice-of-life-food-and-friends-pies-thanksgiving/65-2366788c-9efc-4041-bc28-bacbb7f4330d PHOTO GALLERY: CLICK TO VIEW
