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Sunday 11/22 @ 5 PM PT
Bobbee Zeno Thanksgiving Rewind:
The EJ Jackson Foundation
Annual Turkey Giveaway
featuring EJ Jackson, Tony King, and Lyn Tavai
with Host Bobbee Zeno
THE EJ JACKSON FOUNDATION marks its 33rd year of community service through its Annual Turkey Giveaway event. More than 12,000 turkey dinners will be given to families, many who line up well in advance of the distribution date, which is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, November 24th this year. The location is 5924 West Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Volunteers and donors are welcome! Call Lyn Tavai at (800) 522-9955 or email theejjacksonfoundation@yahoo.com.
Get more information on the foundation’s website, and be sure to watch the video below to see the 2013 giveaway in action.
Bobbee Zeno was a supporter of this important event so, in his honor, this week’s show features his 2012 interview with E.J. Jackson, Lyn Tavai of the E.J. Jackson Foundation, and donor/volunteer Tony King (actor and Pro Football Hall of Fame member from the Buffalo Bills).
ALSO ON THIS SHOW:
Experience Talks Host Cynthia Friedlob provides information about places throughout Los Angeles that offer free Thanksgiving dinners on Thanksgiving day. See the list below the video.
Here’s our list. All but one of these worthy efforts require volunteers and donors, and not just for Thanksgiving! Please contact them if you’d like to help.
The LA Mission serves 4,000 meals and distributes blankets and tarps in preparation for the colder winter months. Wednesday, November 25th at 303 East 5th Street, Los Angeles. 213.629.1227
The Fred Jordan Mission‘s annual Thanksgiving banquet will serve turkey dinners to more than 2,000 homeless men, women and children on Skid Row. Thanksgiving day, starts at 8 AM at 445 Towne Avenue in downtown L.A. This will be their 71st celebration. 626.915.1981
The Midnight Mission‘s annual Thanksgiving Street Festival will serve about 2,000 meals on Thanksgiving day from 10 AM to 1 PM. 601 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles. 213.264.9258 ext.1248
For four decades, Union Station Homeless Services has hosted a Thanksgiving dinner from 11 AM to 3 PM, Central Park, 219 So. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena. 626.240.4550
Westside Thanksgiving, from the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Center, has three decades of tradition serving the community with a free sit-down Thanksgiving dinner. They also provide haircuts, blankets, clothing, hygiene kits, and a children’s carnival in the morning. Veterans, students, low-income families, seniors, anyone who is homeless, and anyone who is alone on Thanksgiving is welcome on Thanksgiving day, 11 AM to 3 PM on the campus of the Veterans Association, just off Wilshire Blvd., west of the 405 Freeway. Head to the north campus, near the New Directions building. 310.394.3153
We Give Thanks celebrates 29 years of giving free dinners on Thanksgiving day, 11 AM to 3 PM at the Honda Center in Anaheim. contact@wegivethanksinc.org
Guadalupe Community Center offers their 27th Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner for homeless and low-income families at 6933 Remmet Ave. in Canoga Park. They open at 9 AM. 818.340.2050
The Laugh Factory will have their 36th annual Thankgiving Feasts on Thanksgiving day at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. A live comedy show will follow each meal service. You need reservations for this one and they’re fully staffed, so no volunteers are needed. 8001 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. 323.656.1336 Ext. 1
Central Community Christian Fellowship‘s 27th annual Thanksgiving Dinner will be served from noon until 2:00 p.m. at the church, 5623 Arlington Ave. in Riverside. If you’re in that neighborhood and are home bound, they will deliver a dinner to you. For home delivery, call 951.689.5806 to make a reservation.
Silverado Burgers will have their 12 annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1091 Sixth Street in Norco, in Riverside County. Hillbilly Reign will be performing live. Also if you are stuck working on the holiday, come by to get a to go box. Information: Brent 951.545.3697.
