Free Turkeys Gobbled Up At Stuff-a-Truck Holiday Meal Distribution Event

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — So many people turned out to receive a free turkey and all the fixings for a Thanksgiving meal that organizers ran out of birds Friday during the Stuff-a-Truck holiday meal distribution event in Landover. Held at the FedEx Field parking lots, Prince George’s County Community Relations Director Eunisha Davis anticipated at least 1,500 vehicles showing up - an estimated 17,100 residents helped.

The preregistered and screened recipients received not just a full Thanksgiving meal, but enough food to feed a family for approximately a week.

County Executive Angela Alsobrooks stopped by the event to help load vehicles. She said the huge turnout is a sign that that food insecurity is still "a very real problem."

“The demand is tremendous and the prices have gone up this year so we still have a ways to go to be able to satisfy the needs we have with food insecurity but this is a happy day. People are really happy,” Alsobrooks told WJLA.

Anyone who still needs assistance this holiday season can check out the following upcoming events:

Tuesday, Nov. 23

6th Annual Thanksgiving Giveaway & Coat Drive with DC Legendary Musicians, Inc.
The Historic Howard Theater, 620 T. Street NW DC
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Food giveaway by Central Union Mission
3194 Bladensburg Ave. NE Washington, D.C.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 24

Food giveaway by Central Union Mission
3194 Bladensburg Ave. NE Washington, D.C.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Kevin & Wanda Durant Thanksgiving meal distribution at Bishop McNamara High School
6800 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, Md.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 24

Thanksgiving box giveaway from New Destiny Temple of Oath
6200 Coventry Way in Clinton, Maryland
Time TBD

Patch has teamed with Feeding America to help raise awareness on behalf of the millions of Americans facing hunger. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimates that in 2020, more than 50 million Americans will not have enough nutritious food to eat due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations. Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.