More Than 250 Turkey Meals Given Out At Suffolk Sheriff's Office Thanksgiving Event

YAPHANK, NY — The Suffolk County Sheriff's office on Thursday handed out more than 250 holiday meals to the needy at the department's annual Thanksgiving food distribution in Yaphank.

The meals, which included all the trimmings, like gravy, stuffing, and sides, were given out at the START Resource Center to pre-selected families during a drive-thru event. Families in need of holiday meal help were identified by the START Center and their partner non-profit service agencies to guarantee that they can receive a free Thanksgiving meal.

Sheriff Errol Toulon said that “with the cost of groceries and household expenses on the rise, more and more of our neighbors are in need."

His office proudly hosted the event "to help families in need, and provide them with some cheer and comfort during the holiday season," he said. "Thank you to our sponsors and our non-profit partners who help to make this event possible year after year."

The meals were donated by the sheriff’s police benevolent and corrections officer associations, as well as Walmart, United Way of Long Island, Long Island Cares, Gala Supermarket, and Stop and Shop.

Other organizations that helped out with donations included City on the Hill Community Church, Axis Church, Giunta’s Meat Farms, True North Church, Helping Makes You Happy, St John's Nepomucene Church, and St. Elizabeth’s Church Huntington.