{"id":37761,"date":"2025-11-18T18:01:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T18:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/37761\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T18:01:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T18:01:20","slug":"serve-love-this-thanksgiving-local-businesses-unite-to-support-berks-county-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/37761\/","title":{"rendered":"Serve Love This Thanksgiving: Local Businesses Unite to Support Berks County Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From JPrutzman Enterprises LLC<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@hudsoncrafted?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Debby Hudson<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/round-green-fruits-S66_Cr_sf-Y?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two local holiday meal initiatives have come together to create an even stronger impact this Thanksgiving season. The Gourmand\/JPrutzman Enterprises team and Berks Deals &amp; Steals each launched their own independent Thanksgiving meal donation programs the week of Nov. 10. By Friday, Nov. 14, both organizations had reached full capacity \u2014 a powerful reflection of the community\u2019s generosity.<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing the continued need, the two groups formally joined forces to launch an expanded, ongoing initiative. On Saturday, Nov. 15, Shillington Grocery Outlet joined the effort, further amplifying the reach and resources available to local families.<\/p>\n<p>To continue meeting community demand, Gourmand, JPrutzman Enterprises, and Berks Deals &amp; Steals are now collectively accepting $189.99 donations through Friday, Nov. 21. Each contribution will provide a $200 Shillington Grocery Outlet gift card, along with gift cards from Gourmand Caf\u00e9 and Berks Deals &amp; Steals, ensuring families receive meaningful support not just for Thanksgiving, but beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Donation and nomination detailsKnow a family who could use support? Confidential nominations can be submitted via private message on Gourmand, JPrutzman Enterprises, or Berks Deals &amp; Steals Facebook page.Want to donate? Email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bctv.org\/2025\/11\/18\/serve-love-this-thanksgiving-local-businesses-unite-to-support-berks-county-families\/mailto:gourmandpa@gmail.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gourmandpa@gmail.com<\/a> or private message Gourmand, JPrutzman Enterprises, or Berks Deals &amp; Steals Facebook page.Donations and nominations are being accepted through Friday, Nov. 21.Business recognition and community giveback<\/p>\n<p>Participating businesses will be recognized across partner social media platforms, featured on six digital billboards throughout Berks County, and entered into a drawing for a complimentary catered employee lunch \u2014 a small gesture of appreciation for their generosity.<\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving meal distributionBerks Deals &amp; Steals: Distributing 50 pre-designated meals to families on Sunday, Nov. 23, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., at their location.Gourmand Caf\u00e9: Delivering meals and gift cards on Wednesday, Nov. 26, with the final schedule to be announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUniting our efforts has amplified what we\u2019re able to do,\u201d said Jessica Prutzman, President, JPrutzman Enterprises LLC. \u201cTogether with this incredible community, we\u2019re creating a bigger, stronger impact for families who need it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through collaboration and compassion, these local businesses are extending comfort, gratitude, and holiday cheer to families across Berks County \u2014 proving once again that when the community comes together, remarkable things happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From JPrutzman Enterprises LLC Photo courtesy of\u00a0Debby Hudson\u00a0on\u00a0Unsplash Two local holiday meal initiatives have come together to create&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-37761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}