A little can go a long way: Pittsburgh Community Food Bank hosts turkey distribution
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is jumping on its Thanksgiving distribution early this year.
You don't need us to tell you that grocery prices are high at the moment and with Thanksgiving just around the corner, folks around the country and in Pittsburgh are in need.
That's why the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank hosted a turkey distribution at the Pittsburgh King School on the North Side.
The distribution took place from 10 a.m. until noon and the food bank said they had 250 turkeys to give out as well as all the fixings.
The need is great in the area and folks need a hand putting food on their table both now and for the holidays.
Sign-ups were not required but the distribution was first come, first serve.
They are also asking those who have the means to help them out this Thanksgiving, saying a contribution to the Pittsburgh Community Food Bank or your local food bank can go a long way.
The spirit of Thanksgiving was truly alive and well today on Pittsburgh's North Side.
Despite the weather turning colder today, people began to line up just before dawn at Pittsburgh's King School to get a turkey with all the fixings for their Thanksgiving table.
During a time when everything is costing more and budgets are tight, those who assembled for help today, came with gratitude and good spirits.
Rachel Martone of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank said that it means so much to her to help her neighbors have food on the table.
"It's about being part of the community. It's making sure our neighbors have something to eat. They are not worried about what they are putting on the table. They are not worried about how they are going to feed their kids. They are not worried about, 'Am I going to choose dinner or am I going to choose my electric bill?' Food is a right that every human being has. And that's why we are here. We are making sure that all of our neighbors in Pittsburgh have that," Martone said.
While helping those in need is the food bank's mission, representatives told us that the cost of buying food for the community has risen steeply. The price for a frozen turkey is anywhere from 40 to 60% more than it was last year. So, donations of both food and money to the food bank are always appreciated.
"It does help me out because I live on a fixed income and there [are] times it is hard to buy groceries, so what I get through the food bank helps me very much," said Brighton Heights resident Barbra Latzko.
Any way you cut it, today was a scene of good deeds being done, and folks like Barbra, who can now look forward to a happy Thanksgiving.
You can also donate to the KDKA-TV Turkey Fund at this link.