{"id":67193,"date":"2025-11-24T04:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T04:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/67193\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T04:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T04:01:13","slug":"long-beach-community-comes-together-for-4th-annual-thanksgiving-grocery-giveaway-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/67193\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach community comes together for 4th annual Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hunter Rose Turner, 6 months, has a comfy seat at...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Hunter Rose Turner, 6 months, has a comfy seat at the table while her mother, Hannah Irving, volunteers with Five Starr Pilates &amp; Fitness during the Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway in Long Beach on Sunday November 23, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Volunteers Ryan Dukes, 9, left, and her cousin Olivia Glenn,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MLK-GIVEAWAY-1124-03-MS.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Volunteers Ryan Dukes, 9, left, and her cousin Olivia Glenn, 8, help pass out canned vegetables during the annual Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway in Long Beach on Sunday November 23, 2025. The event was hosted by The SIX, a collaboration of nonprofit organizations and businesses that serve the community\u2019s Sixth District. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Volunteers Kyndall Williams, 14, and Tierra Jones, 17, facetime a...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MLK-GIVEAWAY-1124-04-MS.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Volunteers Kyndall Williams, 14, and Tierra Jones, 17, facetime a friend as they give out cans of pumpkin puree at the Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Long Beach on Sunday November 23, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The fourth annual Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway at Martin Luther King...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MLK-GIVEAWAY-1124-10-MS.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fourth annual Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Long Beach, helps provide holiday groceries for a couple hundred people in need on Sunday November 23, 2025. The event was hosted by The SIX, a collaboration of nonprofit organizations and businesses that serve the community\u2019s Sixth District. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Volunteer Judy Jenkins, left, with the \u201cWe got This,\u201d organization,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MLK-GIVEAWAY-1124-07-MS.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Volunteer Judy Jenkins, left, with the \u201cWe got This,\u201d organization, helps pass out fresh produce during the Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway in Long Beach on Sunday November 23, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sarah Schol, coordinator for the Female and Male Leadership Academy,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MLK-GIVEAWAY-1124-05-MS.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Schol, coordinator for the Female and Male Leadership Academy, chats with cadets from the Sunburst Youth Academy while they volunteer during the fourth annual Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway in Long Beach on Sunday November 23, 2025. The event was hosted by The SIX, a collaboration of nonprofit organizations and businesses that serve the community\u2019s Sixth District. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fresh vegetables for Thanksgiving cooking were part of donated items...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MLK-GIVEAWAY-1124-06-MS.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fresh vegetables for Thanksgiving cooking were part of donated items available for the Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway in Long Beach on\u00a0Sunday November 23, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"John White passes out frozen turkeys to those in need...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MLK-GIVEAWAY-1124-08-MS.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>John White passes out frozen turkeys to those in need during the Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Long Beach on Sunday November 23, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Eric Santa Cruz entertains his daughter, Daphne, 2, while his...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MLK-GIVEAWAY-1124-09-MS.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eric Santa Cruz entertains his daughter, Daphne, 2, while his wife, Cat Santa Cruz, volunteers with her community group, \u201cNot Just a Mom Club,\u201d at the Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway in Long Beach on Sunday November 23, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kendra Randall gets into the spirit of giving as she...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MLK-GIVEAWAY-1124-01-MS-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kendra Randall gets into the spirit of giving as she dances to the music of a DJ during the Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway in Long Beach on Sunday November 23, 2025. She was volunteering with the organization, \u201cA step to Freedom.\u201d (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 10<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Rose Turner, 6 months, has a comfy seat at the table while her mother, Hannah Irving, volunteers with Five Starr Pilates &amp; Fitness during the Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway in Long Beach on Sunday November 23, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Long Beach\u2019s nonprofit community has once again come together to spread holiday cheer by providing free groceries and Thanksgiving meals to those in need.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth annual Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway, hosted by The SIX and more than 40 community partners, took place on Sunday, Nov. 23, at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.<\/p>\n<p>The SIX is a collaborative of organizations, businesses, churches and community members that serve the Sixth Council District of Long Beach. Organizers prepared to serve more than 100 families and residents of District 6, as well as other Long Beach neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers helped distribute meals and groceries to those in need in the community. The lively event provided free Thanksgiving meals, including turkey, ham, sides, desserts and drinks to community members.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s event also offered free COVID tests, clothing, hygiene backpacks, diapers and other resource information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hunter Rose Turner, 6 months, has a comfy seat at the table while her mother, Hannah Irving, volunteers&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67194,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,2702,2646,23,131,133,132,137,15398,136],"class_list":["post-67193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-california","tag-charity","tag-holidays","tag-local-news","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-thanksgiving","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}