{"id":63973,"date":"2025-11-25T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T06:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/63973\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T06:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T06:00:13","slug":"catholic-charities-distributes-hundreds-of-thanksgiving-dinners-on-west-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/63973\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Charities distributes hundreds of Thanksgiving dinners on West Side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The organization distributed nearly 500 turkeys by midday<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Catholic Charities held their annual Thanksgiving meal drive on Monday, when hundreds of families were given frozen turkeys and more ahead of the holiday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Cars lined up as early as 9 a.m. outside the Guadalupe Community Center at 1801 W C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez Blvd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Beneath the center\u2019s large mural of the Virgen de Guadalupe, volunteers of all ages loaded turkey boxes into passing vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">By 1:30 p.m., the organization had already distributed around 500 turkeys to families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Catholic Charities interim President and CEO Gladys Gonzalez said the annual tradition has grown from 40 donated turkeys in years past to more than 700 this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for our City of San Antonio community and our neighbors, we wouldn\u2019t be able to do this,\u201d Gonzalez said. \u201cIn a time where there\u2019s so much food insecurity, it is the mission of Catholic Charities to serve under the sign of love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Volunteers also distributed meals to the homes of residents enrolled in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ccaosa.org\/senior-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/ccaosa.org\/senior-services\/\">\u201cAdopt-A-Senior\u201d program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThis year we will be giving over 100 turkey boxes to our isolated seniors,\u201d Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Read also:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorRyan Cerna headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/RC51NVBPE2NVLO904BVAKWERWE\/\" title=\"View Ryan Cerna&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Cerna<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Ryan Cerna is a digital news trainee at KSAT. 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