100 Black Men of South Florida hosts annual Thanksgiving food drive that feeds over 70,000

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The native non-profit 100 Black Men of South Florida began their thirty first annual Thanksgiving Food Drive on Saturday the place they plan to serve greater than 70,000 folks in South Florida in 2022.

The non-profit 100BMSF partnered with Publix, UPS, FPL, Feeding South Florida, NOMI HEALTH, SMC Medical Center, The Chris and Yvette Palermo Family Foundation, UTD – United Teachers of Dade and International Tech Partners to verify that folks don’t go house and not using a meal earlier than the vacation season.

The food drive occurred on the Feeding South Florida facility positioned at 2501 S.W. thirty second Terr. in Pembroke Park.

According to occasion organizers, this effort began at Jorge and Jerry’s together with members delivering dinners and now they’ve UPS delivering the meals with extra the 35 vehicles.

During the pandemic, the 100BMSF wanted a facility that allowed them the flexibleness to stick to COVID protocol and nonetheless serve the group. Feeding South Florida additionally stepped in to contribute to the trigger.

According to a news launch, underneath the management of Committee Chairman Bobby L Hall, the 100BMSF have greater than doubled their annual service providing in lower than 12 months based mostly on the rising group wants.

“The 100BMSF, along with our community partners, wanted to ensure that we were supporting the residents of South Florida,” mentioned Damian Thomas, president of the 100BMSF. “This effort would not have been possible without our generous sponsors.”