Media
City of Newark gives away 3,000 meals ahead of Thanksgiving holiday
Written By Matt Trapani
The mayor of Newark partnered with HelloFresh and ShopRite to distribute more than 3,000 Thanksgiving meals. The giveaway was at the Training Recreation Education Center on Ludlow Street on Monday.
Volunteers gave out turkeys, side dish kits and other food products to residents.
RELATED: Thousands flock to the airport for early Thanksgiving Day getaway
“We do this event every year….and we also have the help of HelloFresh and Table to Table,” says Newark Chief of Staff Amiri Baraka, Jr. “People are just ecstatic about the way we get down here and we give them the turkeys, we give them the sides, the food.”
Monday was also a celebration of HelloFresh’s milestone of 2 million meals donated for its “Meal and Meaning” program.
Credit: https://newjersey.news12.com/city-of-newark-gives-away-3000-meals-ahead-of-thanksgiving-holiday
Spread The Word
More From News
July 8, 2025
Table to Table: Behind The Seams
May 21, 2025
Op-Ed: N.J. Can’t Afford to Waste Another Meal
May 16, 2025
Behind the Seams Fashion Show
REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES.
May 13, 2025
Montville Kiwanis Food Pantry Celebrates 15 Years of Dedicated Service
Pantry Announces Partnership with Table to Table to Expand Food Access and Reduce Food Local Waste Editor’s note: This excerpt about Table...
May 12, 2025
Table to Table focused on community care at Partners in Good Health Conference
Editor’s note: This excerpt about Table to Table’s second Partners in Good Health Conference appeared on ROI-NJ’s website May 12. Click here...
May 2, 2025
Jersey Proud: Livingston HS Student on a Mission to End Hunger
Editor’s note: This excerpt about Veer Agarwal and his food rescue club ResQFood, originally appeared on News 12 NJ’s Jersey Proud segment....