This year, Houston replaced the parade route for Thanksgiving floats for a drive-through food bank. Volunteers for the event packed the vehicles of Houston families with free Thanksgiving meals.
The money that would've been used to fund the parade was repurposed to supply meals for families. Sponsors of the event included H-E-B, Reliant, Cigna, the Houston Food Bank and a few others.
Families who came to the Thanksgiving giveaway packed NRG Park, with lines wrapping around the street.
Families were given free turkey, ham, stuffing, rolls, potatoes, carrots, onions, gravy, rice, and also some desserts. In order to maintain social distancing, volunteers wore masks and placed the Thanksgiving meals in the trunk of families vehicles.
To coincide with suggestions from the CDC and other health organizations, city officials handed out masks, hand sanitizer, and thermometers.
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Houstonians arrived to the event as early as 1 a.m., according to KHOU's Chris Costa.
"It is quite humbling," H-E-B Director of Public Affairs Lisa Helfman said of the event. "If you can imagine the need for someone to come in that early for their family to have a Thanksgiving meal, we're happy we can be here. Times are tough right now during the pandemic. It's a different level than anything we've ever seen before."
Due to the financial stress the pandemic has caused, families are suffering from hardship.
“There are hundreds of thousands of families that are continuing to struggle. I’m glad we’re here to help, but I really look forward to the day they don’t need us for this," said Brian Greene, president of the Houston Food Bank.
Organizers of the event estimated they served about 5,000 families on Saturday.
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