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Commissioner: Over 1,400 turkey dinners distributed in holiday giveaway
Summary
A St. Mary's County commissioner thanked local partners for a two-day drive-up turkey distribution that organizers said provided more than 1,400 holiday meals to residents, praising Zion Methodist Church and the Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department for their roles.
A St. Mary's County commissioner said the county’s holiday turkey giveaway distributed over 1,400 meals across two days, and he publicly thanked faith and volunteer partners for helping run the event.
"We gave away over 1,400 turkey dinners," the commissioner said, adding that Zion Methodist Church helped organize the event and the Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department provided its facility for distribution. The commissioner described the drive-up format as "very smooth," with residents able to pull up, collect meals and leave quickly.
The event was identified as the Mike's Bikes turkey dinner giveaway. The commissioner credited volunteers and community groups for the logistics and outreach that enabled the distribution to reach people who needed holiday meals.
He framed the giveaway as part of ongoing community-support efforts and thanked the organizations and volunteers who staffed the distribution. No funding sources or formal programs tied to the giveaway were specified.
