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Thanksgiving Events Support The Less Fortunate
Nonprofit Groups, Concerned Citizens Serve Turkey Dinners
NBC 4
POSTED: 10:55 AM PST November 25, 2004
UPDATED: 2:16 PM PST November 25, 2004
LOS ANGELES -- It's Thanksgiving, and groups around the Southland
are making sure that the less fortunate have some holiday cheer.
In Long Beach, the "Long Beach 5K/10K Turkey Trot & Chicken Chucking
Championship" is holding a walk to benefit the nonprofit Community
Action Team, followed by participants hurling rubber chickens to
raise money for local food bank charities.
Thanks for taking our survey and Happy Thanksgiving!Favorite
Thanksgiving Dish?What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish?Turkey with
cranberry sauce. Stuffing and more stuffing. Mashed potatoes. Green
beans with those fried onions on top. Leftovers.
Pasadena's Union Station Foundation is holding its annual Thanksgiving
Dinner-in-the-Park, billed as the "biggest potluck in the nation. "
Volunteers are expected to serve more than 5,000 meals to the poor,
homeless and elderly. The Los Angeles Police Department, West Valley
Pals and Woodland Hills Optimist Club are hosting a free Thanksgiving
dinner at the Guadalupe Community Center.
In Valley Village, more than 500 men, women and children will enjoy a
traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Needy residents of
the East Valley will receive vouchers provided by Temple Beth Hillel
and distributed by numerous outreach organizations, including Jewish
War Veterans, the East Valley Multi-Purpose Center, Loaves and Fishes
and The Salvation Army, among others.
In Hollywood, Food on Foot will feed and distribute backpacks to the
homeless and poor. For every two 64-pound bags of trash collected from
the streets of Hollywood, Food on Foot will reward individuals with a
$5 food gift certificate from a fast-food restaurant or grocery store.
In Orange County, the 27th annual Dana Point Turkey Trot will feature
5K, 10K and children's races; the Orange County Rescue Mission will
serve Thanksgiving dinner in Santa Ana; and Rep. Loretta Sanchez,
D-Garden Grove, Hon. Bishop Jaime Soto and others will join in serving
Thanksgiving dinner to the needy during the 19th annual Casa Garcia
Thanksgiving dinner that owner Frank Garcia serves in the parking
lot of his eatery in Anaheim.
And in Glendale, Armenia Fund Inc. is holding its annual Thanksgiving
telethon, "Make It Happen," to raise funds to complete the remaining
56 miles of the North-South "Backbone" Highway in Karabakh, Armenia.
Proceeds will also benefit continued assistance in the areas of
health care, education and infrastructure development in the Republic
of Armenia. The 12-hour event will be televised live from Glendale
throughout the United States, South America, the Middle East, Canada
and Armenia.
Copyright 2004 by _NBC4. tv_ (mailto:webstaff@nbc4. tv) .
Nonprofit Groups, Concerned Citizens Serve Turkey Dinners
NBC 4
POSTED: 10:55 AM PST November 25, 2004
UPDATED: 2:16 PM PST November 25, 2004
LOS ANGELES -- It's Thanksgiving, and groups around the Southland
are making sure that the less fortunate have some holiday cheer.
In Long Beach, the "Long Beach 5K/10K Turkey Trot & Chicken Chucking
Championship" is holding a walk to benefit the nonprofit Community
Action Team, followed by participants hurling rubber chickens to
raise money for local food bank charities.
Thanks for taking our survey and Happy Thanksgiving!Favorite
Thanksgiving Dish?What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish?Turkey with
cranberry sauce. Stuffing and more stuffing. Mashed potatoes. Green
beans with those fried onions on top. Leftovers.
Pasadena's Union Station Foundation is holding its annual Thanksgiving
Dinner-in-the-Park, billed as the "biggest potluck in the nation. "
Volunteers are expected to serve more than 5,000 meals to the poor,
homeless and elderly. The Los Angeles Police Department, West Valley
Pals and Woodland Hills Optimist Club are hosting a free Thanksgiving
dinner at the Guadalupe Community Center.
In Valley Village, more than 500 men, women and children will enjoy a
traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Needy residents of
the East Valley will receive vouchers provided by Temple Beth Hillel
and distributed by numerous outreach organizations, including Jewish
War Veterans, the East Valley Multi-Purpose Center, Loaves and Fishes
and The Salvation Army, among others.
In Hollywood, Food on Foot will feed and distribute backpacks to the
homeless and poor. For every two 64-pound bags of trash collected from
the streets of Hollywood, Food on Foot will reward individuals with a
$5 food gift certificate from a fast-food restaurant or grocery store.
In Orange County, the 27th annual Dana Point Turkey Trot will feature
5K, 10K and children's races; the Orange County Rescue Mission will
serve Thanksgiving dinner in Santa Ana; and Rep. Loretta Sanchez,
D-Garden Grove, Hon. Bishop Jaime Soto and others will join in serving
Thanksgiving dinner to the needy during the 19th annual Casa Garcia
Thanksgiving dinner that owner Frank Garcia serves in the parking
lot of his eatery in Anaheim.
And in Glendale, Armenia Fund Inc. is holding its annual Thanksgiving
telethon, "Make It Happen," to raise funds to complete the remaining
56 miles of the North-South "Backbone" Highway in Karabakh, Armenia.
Proceeds will also benefit continued assistance in the areas of
health care, education and infrastructure development in the Republic
of Armenia. The 12-hour event will be televised live from Glendale
throughout the United States, South America, the Middle East, Canada
and Armenia.
Copyright 2004 by _NBC4. tv_ (mailto:webstaff@nbc4. tv) .