A group of restaurant owners, friends, and volunteers got together last Wednesday to help Jackson residents.
In the end more than 1,000 Thanksgiving dinners were issued to local residents.
Baby Bear Burger owner Marshawn Goodloe and a host of local businesses hatched the idea to provide more than 1,000 Thanksgiving dinners Wednesday outside of Grand River Brewery.
It was part of the Feed Jackson Initiative.
“It was an idea born out of the joy of giving back to our city,” Goodloe said. “I grew up in Jackson and believe Jackson gets a bad rap at times.
“Hopefully events like this will turn around the narrative for Jackson.”
Local restaurants included Baby Bear Burger, Five Forks, West Texas BBQ, PB&J BBQ, Phat Belly Foods, Grand River Brewery and Veritas.
The organizations also received donations from American One Credit Union, Harvest Solar, Interfaith Shelter, Art Moehn, and Richmond Brothers.
Representatives from Jackson and Northwest schools and others helped assemble the meals in boxes and hand out the dinners.
Cars were able to drive up the Grand River parking lot or residents could walk up from the street.
Donations were also given to the Aware Shelter and Jackson Interfaith Shelter.
What a wonderful event. Be sure to support the businesses that made this happen