{"id":321698,"date":"2024-11-26T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=321698"},"modified":"2024-11-27T16:11:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:11:56","slug":"talking-turkey-volunteers-serve-thanksgiving-cheer-at-fort-cavazos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=321698","title":{"rendered":"Talking turkey: Volunteers serve Thanksgiving cheer at Fort Cavazos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Sgt. Kelvin Cruz Torres, 2nd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, hands out a turkey during the Thanksgiving basket giveaway Nov. 20, 2024, at the Main Post Chapel at Fort Cavazos, Texas.
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\n Staff Sgt. Brian Cardenas Castillo, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Medical Brigade, brings prepackaged produce and Thanksgiving fixings to a car during the Thanksgiving basket
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FORT CAVAZOS, Texas \u2014<\/strong>\tMore than 100 volunteers organized, packaged and distributed over 24,000 pounds of food to 600 Fort Cavazos families Nov. 20 at the Main Post Chapel at Fort Cavazos.<\/p>\n

The Thanksgiving basket giveaway event provides food to families in need in an effort to relieve some of the financial strain that comes along with the holiday season.<\/p>\n

Chaplain (Maj.) Jake Snodgrass, deputy division chaplain for the 1st Cavalry Division, played a part in the planning process for the event, which began in the summer, and was happy to see everyone come together.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a lot of hands helping us to get everything unloaded and get stuff set up,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is a huge tractor trailer full of food.\u201d<\/p>\n

The baskets featured Thanksgiving staples, including stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy and crescent rolls, as well as fresh produce, such as apples, potatoes and butternut squash.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a significant full meal for a family,\u201d Snodgrass said.<\/p>\n

The food was provided by the Central Texas Food Bank, or CTFB, who also provided food for the event last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re so thrilled to be here because we think it\u2019s important to take care of our service members who take care of us,\u201d said Earind Jackson, chief impact officer for CTFB. \u201cThis is such an incredible partnership for us because we show up here and everyone, the volunteers and staff, pitches in and everyone\u2019s so happy and joyful. Everyone feels like family. We aspire to serve our families with dignity, and that\u2019s certainly what happens here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Bundles of apples are lined up on a table before the beginning of the Thanksgiving basket giveaway Nov. 20, 2024, at the Main Post Chapel at Fort Cavazos, Texas.
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The food bank also provides food for the monthly Fresh Food for Families event, which is a drive-thru food pantry initiative made possible by the partnership between the Fort Cavazos Religious Support Office and the CTFB that aims to provide families with fresh food to alleviate food insecurity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re honored to be here,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cWe are truly honored to be a part of this community and do whatever we can to serve those who serve us.\u201d<\/p>\n

At 9 a.m. a line of cars that wrapped around the Main Post Chapel began moving through the drive-thru distribution area, where they received fresh produce, their fixings, pies donated by H-E-B and a turkey.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has a great impact,\u201d Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Cheun Yoo, deputy garrison chaplain, religious leaders, said of the event, \u201cnot only for the chapel here, but also for the
whole community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Snodgrass said the overall goal of the event was to bless the families of Fort Cavazos and show them gratitude.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur intent is to truly serve and thank so many of our service members for their sacrifices,\u201d he said. \u201c(This event) is a way for us to bless (them).\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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