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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Volunteers pack Thanksgiving meals at Lambeau Field

Credit: NBC 26 Wisconsin
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Volunteers pack Thanksgiving meals at Lambeau Field
Volunteers pack Thanksgiving meals at Lambeau Field

Volunteers packed 2,200 Thanksgiving meals Wednesday afternoon inside the Johnsonville Tailgate Village.

MEAL... BUT A GROUP ISCONTINUING ITSMISSION TO MAKESURE LOCAL FAMILIESHAVE FOOD THISHOLIDAY.NBC26'S KELSEYDICKESON SHOWS USHOW THE EVENT HASEVOLVED.ALTHOUGH THEPACKING ANDDISTRIBUTION ISDIFFERENT BECAUSEOF THE PANDEMIC,HUNDREDS OF LOCALFAMILIES WILL STILLRECEIVETHANKSGIVINGMEALS.

IT'S A NEEDORGANIZERS SAYTHEY'RE SEEINGMORE OF THIS YEAR."EQUIPPED WITHGLOVES, HAIRNETS,AND FACE MASKS...AROUND 20VOLUNTEERS LINEDUP INSIDEJOHNSONVILLETAILGATE VILLAGETHIS AFTERNOON TOPUT HOT MEALSTOGETHER FORCHRISTIANOUTREACH'S ANNUALTHANKSGIVINGDINNER...SCOOPINGSTUFFING...MASHEDPOTATOES...GRAVY...AND TURKEY INTOCONTAINERS.A TOTAL OF 22-HUNDRED MEALSWILL BE GIVEN OUT TOMORE THAN 680 AREAHOMES.VOLUNTEERS SAY THEREQUESTS FILLED UPTHREE WEEKS AGO.""We didn't get quite asmany from the agencies.We saw more of a needfrom the general public.So that's where we saw abig change in that wayand also filling up as earlyas we did."DUE TO THEPANDEMIC...THEGROUP WILL NOTHOST ITS USUAL IN-PERSONTHANKSGIVINGDINNER INSIDE THEATRIUM.AROUND 80 DRIVERSWILL DELIVER THEMEALS TO HOMES INGREEN BAY AND DEPERE STARTINGTOMORROWMORNING.

INASHWAUBENON,KELSEY DICKESON,NBC26.ORGANIZERS HOPETO GET ALL THEMEALS DISTRIBUTEDBY ONE O'CLOCKMEALS DISTRIBUTEDBY ONE O'CLOCKTOMORROW.BROWN COUNTY

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