Thanksgiving Donations

The Regional Food Bank is preparing for its largest Thanksgiving meal service program yet. It comes after Equinox, a domestic violence outreach service, decided to end its Annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner after many years. The Regional Food Bank and dozens of sponsors are stepping in to fill the gap and serve the food insecure. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons spoke with the food bank’s CEO Tom Nardacci about the decision to pick up the distribution, replacing its annual Holiday Hunger Appeal.

A new survey from the Siena College Research Institute finds 38 percent will travel for the holiday. Shopping will also be a big part of the weekend, with three-quarters of New Yorkers planning to buy Black Friday holiday gifts.

Hundreds of volunteers are working today to supply around 1,600 families with Thanksgiving dinners from a church in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Governor Peter Shumlin is urging Vermonters to help the less fortunate by donating food, money and their volunteer time during the holiday season.Shumlin…