From the West Alabama Newsroom– A drive-thru food giveaway in Selma — provides food for a Thanksgiving meal — to hundreds of families. About eight tons of food were given away to about 500 families Tuesday morning at Bloch Park. Vehicles rolled through the park. And got loaded up with enough food to take them through the Thanksgiving holiday. “What…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Selma and Dallas County community comes together — to make sure dozens of needy families in the area have a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings. It’s the 5th year the community has marked the Thanksgiving holiday — with a food drive — and giveaway. Seventy year old Percy Neely of Selma woke up…
For the 74th year, the governor of Alabama has pardoned turkeys for Thanksgiving, but this year there was a twist.
The Salvation Army gave away free Thanksgiving meals for the homeless population in Montgomery. They opened their doors Thursday afternoon to allow guests to have a free lunch that included traditional Thanksgiving items like turkey, mac and cheese, stuffing and even dessert.
Both Publix and Winn-Dixie say they are limiting the number of some items sold to customers ahead of the busy Thanksgiving holiday. They say it’s due to supply chain issues.
As grocers in our community are having trouble getting all the turkeys, canned soups, produce and more that they need because of supply chain issues, your Thanksgiving may not be spared from price of inflation that we’re seeing in the economy.
Dr. Greg Hammer is a Professor at the Stanford School of Medicine and a Physician and he joined David Lamb on Alabama News Rising to discuss his findings on the link between gratitude and psychological and physical health. Categories: Health Matters, News Tags: fitness, Gratitude, health, heart health, Mental Health, thanksgiving
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Dallas County community is working together to make sure area families kick off the holiday season with a happy Thanksgiving. It’s the fourth year the Sheriff’s Office and Northside Baptist Church have coordinated a Thanksgiving food drive and giveaway. 77 year old Joseph Barker says if it wasn’t for the kindness of people in…
This Thanksgiving looked very different for all of us, but every year there are some who don’t have a place to come home for the holidays. The Salvation Army of Montgomery ensured they were able to prepare meals for those less fortunate. They prepared over 200 meals on Thursday and distributed them. The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle fundraiser is still…
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