{"id":25576,"date":"2025-10-29T19:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T19:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/25576\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T19:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T19:58:08","slug":"celebration-of-giving-thanks-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/25576\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration of Giving Thanks returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t Open Audio Article Player<\/a> \t\t\tThe Heights Foundation\/The Heights Center to host fourth annual celebration of Giving Thanks
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Volunteers serve Harlem Heights residents at the Celebration of Giving Thanks. -COURTESY PHOTO<\/p>\n

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Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office (LCSO) Ice Cream Response Team provided ice cream. -COURTESY PHOTO<\/p>\n

The Heights Foundation\/The Heights Center will host its neighborhood-wide \u201cCelebration of Giving Thanks\u201d on Saturday, Nov. 22 at The Heights Center for residents of Harlem Heights. Now in its fourth year, the community meal began in 2022 as families rebuilt kitchens and lives following Hurricane Ian. This year\u2019s gathering also marks the 25th anniversary of The Heights Foundation\/The Heights Center.\n<\/p>\n

More than 450 residents are expected to come together for a shared meal, games, entertainment, and fellowship. In addition, each family will receive a turkey and a Publix gift card so they can prepare their own Thanksgiving meal at home.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to continue this tradition, which allows families to relax, enjoy a meal together, and connect with their neighbors,\u201d said Kathryn Kelly, President & CEO of The Heights Foundation\/The Heights Center.\n<\/p>\n

Edison National Bank\/Bank of the Islands has generously sponsored a portion of the turkeys for this year\u2019s event. The Heights Foundation\/The Heights Center is grateful to the bank and to all community partners, donors, and volunteers who make this celebration possible.\n<\/p>\n

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Kathryn Kelly, Chuck Bergstrom and Melissa Barlow. -COURTESY PHOTO<\/p>\n

How the community can help:\n<\/p>\n

The Heights Foundation\/The Heights Center is seeking financial support to provide turkeys and gift cards for over 300 families\u2014representing more than 1,000 individuals. Give online: heightsfoundation.org\/donate<\/a>.
\nOrganizational support (businesses, community groups, churches): Contact Melissa Barlow at (239) 482-7706 or melissa@heightsfoundation.org<\/a>.
\nVolunteer: Contact Olivia Clifton at (239) 482-7706 x4008 or olivia@heightsfoundation.org.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open Audio Article Player The Heights Foundation\/The Heights Center to host fourth annual celebration of Giving ThanksSPECIAL TO…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25577,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-25576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}