Denver chef gives out over 15,000 Thanksgiving meals across the metro area
Volunteers hand out free meals to families in need in the Aurora area.
Along with the giveaway at the Cherry Creek School District, Ms. Betty's Harvest Madsgiving was held at various location around Denver, Lakewood and Aurora, helping provide over 15,000 free meals to Denver metro families.
Denver-based chef Tajahi Cooke and his wife, Danielle Cooke, brought together local chefs, farmers and volunteers to provide free Thanksgiving meals across the Denver metro area on Thursday.
The fifth annual Ms. Betty’s Madsgiving Harvest provided pre-cooked meals stationed at various locations around Denver, Lakewood and Aurora.
The giveaway, named after Cooke's grandmother, has provided around 40,000 meals to families in need during the Thanksgiving holiday over the past four years. This year, they plan to increase that number by 15,000.
It's for families that are in need or homeless under the bridge. Whoever needs a meal, we want to make sure that's provided today," said Dwayne Johnson, a member of the Cherry Creek School District and volunteer for Ms. Betty's Madsgiving Harvest. He helped run the giveaway at Overland High School and Prairie Middle School in Aurora.
Though Ms. Betty's has been giving away meals for five years, this was the first year the giveaway partnered with Cherry Creek School District.
The genesis of the event came from Cooke's childhood in Jamaica. He fondly remembers when the Salvation Army gave out food, blankets and other provisions during disasters in the country.
.jpeg)
No comments:
Post a Comment