Thanksgiving Drive Update: $12,845 To Go To Bring 500 Turkeys To 500 Families In Our Neighborhood

As Thanksgiving approaches, those of us at Ditmas Park Corner and the local non-profit CAMBA are asking you to help provide holiday meals for families in need in our area.

Like we did last year, we’re partnering with CAMBA’s Beyond Hunger Emergency Food Pantry — which serves 4,300 people each month at its 2241 Church Avenue location — to bring 500 turkeys to local families this Thanksgiving, and we hope you’ll join us.

CAMBA always gives what they can, but turkeys can stretch a pantry budget to the breaking point. So they’re asking for some help bringing Thanksgiving turkeys to families facing hunger in our own back yard.

Last year, our community came together and gave more than $10,400 to CAMBA, which meant they were able to provide a full Thanksgiving meal to hundreds of families. So far this year we’ve raised $2,155 – which means we have another $12,845 to go to meet our $15,000 goal:

• For $30, you can supply a turkey and all the trimmings for a family of six.

• For $60, you’ll bring that to two families.

• For $120, you’ll ensure that four families enjoy a memorable Thanksgiving meal.

When we did this a year ago, support flooded in from neighbors throughout our area, and the drive was a huge success – which showed when, during Thanksgiving week, the line of people waiting for turkeys stretched down Church Avenue – and no one left without a Thanksgiving meal in hand. To make sure that happens again, please donate here if you can!

Photo via 19Melissa68.