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Stop & Shop and NE Baptist Hospital Provide 500 Thanksgiving Turkeys & Sides to Mission Hill Families
The food distribution is part of Stop & Shop's Holiday Campaign to donate over 6,000 turkeys across the Greater Boston Area
Stop & Shop, together with New England Baptist Hospital doctors, nurses, and healthcare providers and New England Patriots Tight End Austin Hooper assembled 500 bags with frozen Thanksgiving turkeys and holiday sides to distribute to Mission Hill families as well as residents at Roxbury Tenants of Harvard and One Gurney Street Apartments. The food distribution is part of Stop & Shop’s holiday campaign to donate over 6,000 turkeys across the greater Boston area.
According to The Greater Boston Food Bank’s most recent statewide study, food insecurity remains high in Massachusetts with 1 in 3 individuals reporting running out of food or not having enough money to buy food each month.
“All year long, Stop & Shop works closely with local organizations to fight hunger in the communities we serve. Our Turkey Express program continues to be a vital part of this mission, especially during a time when many families are struggling to make ends meet,” said Thomas Ferreira, Regional Vice President, Stop & Shop. “Our goal is to ease some of this stress and provide families with Thanksgiving meals they can truly enjoy.
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“We are pleased to participate in the Turkey Express every year and give back to our community,” said Katie Galbraith, president, New England Baptist Hospital. “By providing Thanksgiving meals this holiday season, we hope to support our neighbors who may be experiencing food insecurity.”
Through its annual Turkey Express program, Stop & Shop will donate more than 20,000 turkeys and turkey breasts - totaling more than 250,000 pounds - to food banks and community partners across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and New Jersey.
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Stop & Shop is also giving customers an easy way to join in its efforts to support those in need this Thanksgiving. Throughout the month of November, Massachusetts shoppers can round up or donate $1, $3, or $5 at checkout, with 100% of proceeds going to the Greater Boston Food Bank to meet increased holiday needs.
To learn more about Stop & Shop’s hunger relief efforts and how to Feed It Forward this holiday season, visit stopandshop.com/pages/feed-it-forward.
