Thousands Of Needy Families Served Thanksgiving Meals On Skid Row

November 23, 2011 2:42 PM

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LOS ANGELES (CBS) — You think its hard to cook for four people? Try nearly 3,500!

Kirk and Anne Douglas are among the celebrities celebrating the Los Angeles Mission’s 75th anniversary hosting a Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless on Skid Row.

This year’s event features food preparation and demonstrations with chef Roy Choi of the Kogi BBQ food truck.

“The best that I could do was add some Kogi flavor up into there, so we made a Thai chili cranberry sauce, we added some roasted garlic mashed potatoes, and then we did a lemon-herb olive oil for the vegetables,” said Kogi.

Food preparation began at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday at 303 E. Fifth Street with more than 3,000 lbs. of turkey, 80 gallons of gravy, two cases of lettuce and 800 lbs. of green beans.

“What goes into this meal? A lot of love,” said Chef David Thomas.

More than 500 volunteers showed up early Wednesday morning to help, including Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

“I grew up with my father bringing me here, and my brother and my sisters, so it’s kinda just like carrying on the tradition this year,” Kardashian said.

The first meals were served at 11 a.m. with the annual Thanksgiving feast closing at 3 p.m.

Los Angeles Christian Health Centers are also providing foot care and exams.

Thousands Of Needy Families Served Thanksgiving Meals On Skid Row

Chester

Jenifer Love Hewitt can bast my turkey anytime.
Christopher Non

The title makes it sound like the needy families were forced to serve meals like some kind of punishment in Dante’s Inferno.
cindy

I will bet more then half the people who ate at this waste of money and time were not even in need, but were just lazy worthless types that did not want to bother making a meal for their own familys

Jose

Sounds like me. But I’m too lazy to drive there.

Jeny

Stupid program by LA Mission. All they want is to spread their name so people can keep donating money to them. Feeding the homeless once a year is worthless. What are they suppose to eat for the remaining 364 days of the year?
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[...] Organizers told the AP they served an estimated 3,000 lbs of turkey, 700 lbs of mashed potatoes, 800 lbs of green beans, 80 gallons of gravy and 600 pies. “What goes into this meal? A lot of love,” Chef Dave Thomas told CBS Local News. [...]
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[...] Organizers told the AP they served an estimated 3,000 lbs of turkey, 700 lbs of mashed potatoes, 800 lbs of green beans, 80 gallons of gravy and 600 pies. “What goes into this meal? A lot of love,” Chef Dave Thomas told CBS Local News. [...]