MLK Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway

2025 MLK Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway (Event Recap)

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center Events

On Saturday, November 22, 2025, the MLK, Jr. Community Center hosted its annual Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway to provide Thanksgiving meals to over 400 families in need.

Registered guests participated in the drive-through distribution receiving a turkey and a roast, along with vegetables, eggs, dinner rolls, and more for a complete holiday meal. Hot meals and hygiene kits were also provided to the community by Feed the Streetz.

This event was a collaboration between the City of Dallas Office of Housing and Community Empowerment, Toyota, Kroger, LIRA, In the City For Good, Empowering the Masses, Feed the Streetz, HELP, the Walls Project, Foremost Family Health Center, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter), Miles of Freedom, Reliant, Atmos Energy, First Choice Social Services, Dave’s Killer Bread, Carter’s House, Nature’s Own, Packing House Market, WestRock, Mahiri Takai, Dairy Farmers of America, The Richards Group,  and Accident & Injury Chiropractic.

Special thanks to our volunteers who dedicated their time and effort to serving the community. We could not do it without you!

 

2024 MLK Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway (Event Recap)

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center Events

On Saturday, November 23, 2024, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center hosted its annual MLK Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway to provide Thanksgiving meals to over 500 families in need.

Registered guests participated in the drive-through distribution receiving a turkey and chicken, along with vegetables, bread, eggs, and more, for a complete holiday meal. Additional guests received turkeys, hygiene bags, and more.

This was a collaboration between the City of Dallas Office of Community Care, HELP, LIRA, Empowering the Masses, Miles of Freedom, Family Care Connection, Carter’s House, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (Kappa Zeta Chapter), Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter), Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, JBJ Management, Kroger,  Accident & Injury Chiropractic, Hiland Dairy, Packing House Market, Cummins, The Richards Group, Reliant, The Giving Tree Ministries, White Harvest Foundation DBA Storehouse 3:10, Stephen Foster, and Terris Perkins, Jr.

Special thanks to our volunteers who dedicated their time and effort to serving the community. We could not do it without you!

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