RICHMOND, Va. — Preparations were underway at the Richmond Raceway as nonprofits and churches ensure thousands of our neighbors do not go hungry this Thanksgiving.
For the 10th year, St. Paul’s Baptist Church is organizing Operation Harvest 2025 - The RVA Community Thanksgiving Distribution.
The church’s director of outreach, Greta Randolph, said various groups and volunteers donated Thanksgiving dinner supplies including macaroni and cheese, stuffing, corn, and gift cards to purchase a turkey.
All are welcome at the distribution event at the Richmond Raceway on East Laburnum Avenue starts at 3:30 p.m. Thursday and ends at 6 p.m.
Randolph said families started lining up before 10 a.m.
“We served 2400 families last year,” she added. “This year, we expect the same amount or more because a lot of people have been furloughed or laid off, or caught up with whatever is going on in life.”
Earlier this month, Richmond Animal Care and Control (RACC) joined forces with Richmond’s Office of Community Wealth Building and St. Paul’s Baptist Church to raise funds for the distribution.
As of Thursday morning, RACC and the community have raised more than $5,700 through the shelter’s Facebook page.
The annual event helps families have a "brighter, more abundant holiday" and provides access to resources and services related to physical and mental health, employment, housing, insurance, caregiving and more.
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