华盛顿州斯诺霍米什县基督教青年会与餐饮伙伴感恩节送 6000 份熟餐上门：约 700 名义工含约 250 名司机，烹制逾 2400 磅火鸡、设 5 个配送点
华盛顿州斯诺霍米什县基督教青年会与 Tapped Public House 今年感恩节将把 6000 份全熟感恩节餐送到有需要的本地家庭门口，义工将在感恩节当天把从火鸡到南瓜派的完整节日餐食直接送到各家。
Tapped Public House 联合店主肖恩·德劳特表示，感恩节是完全围绕食物的节日，当一个家庭负担不起感恩节餐时处境非常艰难，他们希望让家庭尽可能容易地聚在一起庆祝。
这项工作六年前由德劳特为满足当地学校需求而发起，现已发展为真正的社区伙伴行动，由穆基尔蒂奥家庭基督教青年会地区执行主任辛西娅·凯利共同带领，最初在穆基尔蒂奥只有一个领取点、供应 500 份餐，现已扩展到埃弗里特、马里斯维尔、米尔克里克、门罗与穆基尔蒂奥五个配送点。
烹制将在感恩节前五天于三间餐厅厨房开始，包括 2400 多磅火鸡，约 700 名义工、其中约 250 名司机将准备与配送餐食，全部人力均为捐赠，这项工作得到穆基尔蒂奥市、当地扶轮社与基瓦尼斯俱乐部、US Foods、Travis Industries、J2 Consulting 与波音领导力网络的支持。
组织方预计餐食申请将超过 6000 份，捐赠与义工需求为历来最大，60 美元可为一个四口之家提供一份完整的感恩节餐。
YMCA of Snohomish County and Tapped Public House to Deliver 6,000 Cooked Thanksgiving Meals in Washington, With About 700 Volunteers Including Roughly 250 Drivers and More Than 2,400 Pounds of Turkey Across Five Hubs
The YMCA of Snohomish County in Washington and Tapped Public House will deliver 6,000 fully cooked Thanksgiving meals to local families in need this Thanksgiving, with volunteers bringing a full holiday spread, from turkey to pumpkin pie, straight to families doors on Thanksgiving Day.
Sean Drought, co-owner of Tapped Public House, said Thanksgiving is the one holiday built entirely around food, that when a family cannot afford a Thanksgiving meal they are in a really tough spot, and that the partners want to make it as easy as possible for families to gather and celebrate together.
What began six years ago as Drought effort to meet a need in local schools has become a community partnership led alongside Cynthia Kelly, District Executive Director of the Mukilteo Family YMCA, starting as a single pickup location in Mukilteo serving 500 meals and now running through five delivery hubs in Everett, Marysville, Mill Creek, Monroe and Mukilteo.
Cooking begins five days before Thanksgiving in three restaurant kitchens and includes more than 2,400 pounds of turkey, about 700 volunteers, including roughly 250 drivers, will prepare and deliver the meals with all labour donated, and the effort is supported by the City of Mukilteo, local Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, US Foods, Travis Industries, J2 Consulting and the Boeing Leadership Network.
With meal requests expected to top 6,000, the need for donations and volunteers has never been greater, and 60 dollars provides a full Thanksgiving meal for a family of four.
来源：斯诺霍米什县基督教青年会
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