FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Community members across Central California are ensuring their neighbors don’t go without this holiday season.
Attorney Jeff Fayngor partnered with the Fresno County Boys and Girls Club to offer free meals to the club’s families on Sunday.
“It’s important for us to give back to people who are less fortunate, who aren’t in the same position as us, who might be struggling through hard times,” said Fayngor.
Fayngor’s team gave away 400 turkeys as well as other fixings for a Thanksgiving meal.
Organizers said it’s just one way to help during a difficult time for many.
“This is a time of need. I know that a lot of people, again, are losing their jobs; they’re in what I want to call an income deficit. More is needed this time of year. Again, it’s all due to that state of the economy,” said Boys & Girls Club Director Sandra Dee Chaney.
Another giveaway took place at Hoover High School in northeast Fresno. Fresno City Councilmember Tyler Maxwell continued his annual giveaway that started five years ago.
This year, Maxwell said they offered 650 Thanksgiving meals to neighbors in his district.
“Everything costs more, and our families are definitely feeling it because while the prices of things are going up, folks’ wages aren’t going up to reflect that. We see a lot more people out here because of that,” said Maxwell.
In west central Fresno, Councilmember Annalisa Perea partnered with John Steinbeck Elementary School to give away 2,000 turkeys over the weekend.
It was a gesture appreciated by Fresno families.
“Really hard because my kids want things, but I just can’t get them because of the economy and the cost of how much everything is,” said Fresno resident, Marciela Villalobos.
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