(Thanks)Giving Back

Photo: David Paul Ohmer/Flickr

Looking forward to next week’s holiday, it is a time to come together and share a meal with the people we often don’t have enough time for. And there’s a parade and football, and maybe even a walk (or waddle) between courses. But not everyone has enough to eat, and because of the current economy, there are more hungry people this year than usual. So if you have extra time, energy or can make a donation, the following resources are available for giving back this Thanksgiving.

The Greater Boston Food Bank is running their annual TurkeyDrive through Wednesday. You can make a $12 donation that will allow the Food Bank to distribute a 12-14lb turkey to a family who would otherwise not have enough this Thanksgiving. Last year, the Food Bank gave out 38,000 turkeys, and the need this year is expected to be even greater.

Project Bread lists a number of options for volunteering this week and through the holiday season, such as helping in pantries and delivering food assistance. Included are a Friday Night Supper program (tonight!) in Boston; Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly, on Thanksgiving Day in Jamaica Plain; Loaves and Fishes on Saturdays in Cambridge and more. Details are available through the Project Bread page, and there are more opportunities across the state and through the year.
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Don’t forget:  submit the recipe for your favorite side dish for the PRK Fixins’ blowout next week! Email us at prk@wbur.org.