Fred Jordan Missions Prepares for Annual Traditional Thanksgiving Banquet, Rain or Shine

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Nov 27, 2019, 12:37 ET

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT:	Rain or Shine we serve everyone! Cooking & Preparing Fred Jordan Missions' 75^th Annual Traditional Thanksgiving Banquet on Skid Row for Hundreds of Homeless and Working-Poor Children, Women, Men & Families. Volunteers assembling Rainy Day Gift Bags for the homeless with blankets, snacks, food & hygiene kits necessary to help them in the rain.

VISUALS:	Great opportunity for live feeds, photos and interviews with wonderful visuals of volunteers and Mission staff preparing a traditional homemade Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings for thousands of working-poor and homeless men, women, children and families. Come see and hear what it takes to feed thousands:

volunteers and staff cooking over 1 ton of turkey
580 gallons of mashed potatoes & gravy
525 pounds of stuffing
400 pounds of corn
500 pounds of candied yams
cranberry sauce
hundreds of pumpkin pies
volunteers assembling Rainy Day Gift Bags for the homeless with blankets, snack & food bags & hygiene kits

Fred Jordan Missions feeds hundreds of homeless and near-homeless families every day 365 days a year and there's still time to contribute if people would like to help. Please go on-line at www.fjm.org or call 1 (844) FJM - FOOD.

WHEN:

TODAY AROUND THE CLOCK - ALL DAY & NIGHT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2019

We've got plenty of chef's hats and aprons to share with reporters. The special Thanksgiving Banquet for hundreds of poor and homeless children, women, men, families and volunteers will begin at 9:30am on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 28, 2019.