Over 1,000 Thanksgiving meals handed out by Houston nonprofit

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Houstonians camped out overnight in a line of cars that stretched 3 miles to get one of 1,000 free Thanksgiving meals

Michelle Parker, a volunteer with Phenomenal Women’s Empowerment Organization, brings sweet potatoes and turkeys to a car in the pickup line at St. John’s United Methodist Church in downtown Houston, Texas, on November 19, 2022. Bread of Life, Inc.

Nobles said his clientele has dropped drastically recently due to increasing prices for food and gas.The non-profit planned to begin its meal distribution event at 8 a.m. Saturday. By 7:30 p.m. Friday, there was already a line of cars camped out.In the early morning of November 19, 2022, cars line up for blocks outside St. John’s United Methodist Church to receive a distribution of ready-to-eat Thanksgiving meals, plus groceries and household products provided by Bread of Life, Inc.

They realized it was more convenient for their clients to use the drive-thru to receive goods, and have since kept it for their future distributions. But this one has a larger turnout than the others.

 

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Bless these people and those assisting them.

Bless those who prepared and served thosless fortunate.

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Can thank Obiden for people needing this.

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