Raleigh community provides Thanksgiving meal, warm clothing to those in need at Moore Square
Hundreds of people came to Moore Square on Thanksgiving Day in downtown Raleigh to get free hot meals and winter clothing.
On Thursday, volunteers wanted to make sure members of the Raleigh community aren’t hungry or cold.
Volunteers distributed more than 150 gloves, jackets, hats and scarves. The Thanksgiving meal fed more than 300 people.
“I love turkey [and] ham,” said disabled veteran Lee Artis. “I love everything about Thanksgiving, I do.”
Artis said he wouldn’t have had a hot meal if he didn’t attend Thursday’s event.
“All the places that give out food I think it’s a blessing for people places to do that,” Artis said.
Visitors waited in long lines for a plate on Thursday. Tranita Alexander says everyone should be able to enjoy Thanksgiving.
“That is important to me because I enjoy a good cook meal myself and that is a special part of the day,” Alexander said. “So, today, we wanted to make sure that everyone in our community will feel a part of that and have those things provided for them.”
Mark Tull said he we excited to eat stuffing. A recent rough patch left him homeless.
After a recent rough patch left him homeless
It's the second year of the event, which is a joint effort by Raleigh-based nonprofits Woven and Friends and SayGrace.
Organizers say they plan to host this event each on Thanksgiving. with other events throughout the year
