Nearly 200 pounds of frozen turkeys—13 in all—along with hundreds of pounds of trimmings and other non-perishable food items were transported from Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church to the Hamden Food Bank in November to help fill Thanksgiving Day Meal Baskets for local families in need.
Among the items donated from Christ the Good Shepherd were eight bags of potatoes and four boxes of instant potatoes; 16 jars and packets of gravy; 15 boxes and packages of stuffing; 15 boxes of cornbread; seven cans of tomato sauce; and 49 cans of vegetables. An acorn squash, butternut squash, canned yams, cranberry sauce, pasta, rice and assorted cans of fruit were also donated, along with a “side” of personal care items.
According to AnneMarie Karavas, Community Services Program Specialist, the Hamden Food Bank, located at the Keefe Center at 11 Pine Street, provides Thanksgiving meal assistance to more than 500 Hamden families each year with the help of generous donors. She anticipated that as many as 600 families would receive assistance this year.
Distribution of the Thanksgiving Meal Baskets began in the Hamden community on Monday, November 22.