Mike Alstott Delivers Thanksgiving to Firefighters

While most people will be home enjoying Thanksgiving with their families on Thursday those who dedicate their lives to helping others may find themselves on the clock.

Recognizing that the Mike Alstott Family Foundation and Publix teamed up to deliver all the ingredients necessary for a proper Thanksgiving feast to fire stations throughout Pinellas County on Monday. Firefighters assigned to the City of St. Petersburg’s stations even had their meals delivered personally by the former Tampa Bay Buccaneer running back, best known on the field as the “A-Train.”

“A very special thank you goes out to former NFL Buccaneer Mike Alstott,” St. Petersburg Fire Rescue’s Facebook page noted. “Mike personally dropped off Thanksgiving dinner to every St. Petersburg fire station today.”

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Founded in 2007 by Alstott and his wife, Nicole, the Mike Alstott Family Foundation is dedicated to uplifting “the minds, hearts and spirits of families and children on their way to realizing their full potential,” the nonprofit organization’s website explains. The foundation takes part in and organizes events throughout the community to benefit such organizations as All Children’s Hospital, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Children’s Cancer Center in Tampa and Sallie House, among others.

“I don’t think everyone knows they’re away from their families on Thanksgiving working to keep us safe, and we think it’s necessary for all the hard work they do throughout the year,” Alstott told Bay News 9 in regard to Monday’s dinner deliveries.

Photos courtesy of St. Petersburg Fire Rescue