The Town of Pembroke Park held its annual frozen turkey giveaway on Monday, Nov. 24, providing each participating resident with a frozen turkey and a bag of accompanying food items to help ensure a traditional Thanksgiving meal.
An unidentified speaker (Speaker 2) described the event as "our annual turkey giveaway," saying it is the town's way "to say thanks to all of our citizens" and to give back to residents who support the community by attending meetings and participating in town life. Speaker 2 also noted that "inflation has been high over the last several years" and that "the cost of food at Thanksgiving is very high," framing the giveaway as a timely response to those pressures.
Speaker 1 emphasized the local impact, saying, "For many, without this event, their Thanksgiving Day would have been a little less bright," and added that the town is grateful to be able to help neighbors in need. Both speakers closed the remarks with holiday well-wishes for residents.
The program is described in the transcript as open to town residents and including a frozen turkey plus a bag "filled with the fixins" (transcript) intended to help recipients prepare a holiday meal. No formal votes or motions were recorded in the transcript; the remarks are presented as event commentary and community outreach rather than board action.
The town did not specify the number of households served, the source(s) of funding for the giveaway, or whether the distribution is supported by volunteers or contracted vendors in the provided transcript. Those details were not specified.