That's a whole lot of turkey! And it's a HUGE, wonderful gift for the Houston Food Bank thanks to Randalls! In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Randalls Food Markets donated 1,500 turkeys to the Houston Food Bank for distribution via 15 of their local hunger relief member agencies to families at risk for hunger in our community. These turkeys are the equivalent to approximately 15,000 pounds of turkey, which is more than 28,000 protein-rich servings!!
Pictured: Randalls Food Markets President Paul McTavish (left) and Houston Food Bank President/CEO Brian Greene.
Volunteers from Open Door Mission and McTavish and Greene helped load the donated turkeys into agency vehicles.
DISHIES, Here's why we need to support organisations like Houston Food Bank and Star of Hope Mission...
Hunger Statistics:
• 865,000 unique individuals require assistance from HFB annually
• Nearly 900,000 people live in poverty in our 18-county area (15% of the population)
• One in four children in Harris County lives at or below poverty level
• 137,000 different people are fed each week with the help of Houston Food Bank.
• 47% of the hungry in Southeast Texas are children
• 94% of individuals needing food assistance are not homeless
• Nearly half of households in need have at least one working adult
CLICK HERE to help Houston Food Bank Star of Hope Mission