Burlington's Thanksgiving Meal Food Program

The Burlington Rotary Club participates annually in a Thanksgiving meal food distribution to over 150 needy Burlington families. The program is held at the Burlington UCC Church and combines services by the Burlington Food Pantry, UCC Church staff and Burlington Rotary Club members and families. The 15 pound frozen turkeys for this year's program were provided by the Boston Food Bank where club members picked them up, stored them in a freezer courtesy of Shaws market, and then brought them to the church for this Sunday event.
The young man in the second photo is the grandson of a club member. He pitched right in along with the rest of the crew throughout the afternoon and quickly learned the meaning of the Rotary motto "Service Above Self".

The event lasted from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on November 22nd. The women Rotarian members walked with the food recipients helping them pick out and bag the many different Thanksgiving dinner foods available. The Rotarian men performed their usual "bag boy" duties, helping meal food recipients carry their turkeys and bags of food to their cars.