AngelaCares Delivers Thanksgiving Meals To More Than 1,000 Seniors

Press release from AngelaCARES:

Nov. 22, 2022

AngelaCARES, a nonprofit founded by New Jersey Assemblywoman Angela McKnight (D-Hudson County), planned to host the “11th Annual Thanksgiving Feed the Seniors” event on Wednesday, November 23 from 11am to 7pm in Jersey City, NJ.

McKnight and her husband, Anthony, along with three other cooks (Chef Walter, Chef Rob and Chef Aaron) prepared meals in the days before Thanksgiving at two local unused commercial kitchens, one in Bayonne and another in Jersey City. More than 200 volunteers registered to help pack the meals in containers, and then deliver them to the homes of seniors throughout Hudson County. McKnight is baking macaroni and cheese, while her husband Anthony is prepping the turkey and stuffing. Other offerings on the menu include rice, gravy, string beans, cranberry sauce and water.

“This event is so amazing every year. We have hundreds of volunteers, and we are feeding over a thousand seniors, so it’s like heaven for me,” says McKnight. “I’m cooking, my husband is cooking, and we have three great chefs helping us. The small business community has been very helpful with donating space for us to cook, and we couldn’t do it without the many donors who provide support to AngelaCARES for this event. I’m so grateful for all of them this Thanksgiving,” adds McKnight.

The meals were to be prepared and delivered from Golden Door Charter School at 3044 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, beginning at 11 am on Wednesday, November 23, 2022.
AngelaCARES began the annual “Thanksgiving Feed the Seniors” event in 2011 feeding approximately 200 seniors. Today, the event feeds more than 1,000 seniors. The food is provided by AngelaCARES through fundraising efforts held throughout the year.

Sponsors include: Alliance Community Healthcare, Altalune, Inc., Andy's, Assemblywoman Angela V. McKnight, AT The Pro Space, Bevrly, Catholic War Veterans of the USA, Community Food Bank of NJ, Community Pharmacy, Community Wellness, Culinary Gangster, Eastern Atlantic States, Regional Council of Carpenters, Golden Door Charter School, Guriani, HarrisonRand, Hoboken Community Center Pantry, Hudson County OEM, I Love Greenville, Inserra, Jersey City Medical Center RWJBarnabas, Keyes Red Door & Associates, Ladies in Law Enforcement, Life of Pie, More 4 Amor, NJ State Federation of Colored, Women's Clubs, Inc., Shuster Group, Thank HER Now, The Ashford, The Paul & Phyllis Fireman Foundation, United Healthcare, WellCare of New Jersey.

This press release was produced by AngelaCARES. The views expressed here are the author's own.