TAMPA, Fla. — The holiday is all about being thankful.
- Metropolitan Ministries served up thousands of Thanksgiving meals
- Meals served at 4 Metropolitan Ministries locations in the Bay area
- 1,500 pounds of turkey and 1,200 pounds of mashed potatoes part of feast
- Metropolitan Ministries Tampa
And for some, that comes in the form of giving back.
Volunteers were up early and working hard this Thanksgiving at Metropolitan Ministries in Tampa. Workers prepped 1,500 pounds of turkey and 1,200 pounds of mashed potatoes for a massive feast for anyone in need.
Preparations started earlier this week but crews were in the Metropolitan Ministries kitchen before 4 a.m. Thanksgiving morning.
In addition to the turkey and mashed potatoes, they whipped up 1,200 pounds of stuffing, 1,300 pounds of vegetables, 80 gallons of gravy and 1,000 pies. All today's food was served at Metropolitan Ministries locations across the Bay area.
About 6,000 people were fed Thursday throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, and Polk counties.
The number of meals served for the entire Thanksgiving season (October, November, December) is 268,600. This includes food boxes provided through our outreach centers, hot meals given through meal partners, campus resident meals, and the holiday tents.
Today's Thanksgiving meals were served at:
· Faith Café: 1340 N Clearview Ave, Tampa, FL 33607
· First Presbyterian Church of Tampa: 412 E Zack St, Tampa, FL 33602
· Florida Dream Center: 4017 56th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33714
· Hood Temple AME Zion Church: 3608 N 26th St, Tampa, FL 33605
· Manhattan Avenue United Methodist: 4511 S Manhattan Ave, Tampa, FL 33611
· Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church: 4008 E Cayuga St, Tampa, FL 33610
· Pinellas Safe Harbor: 14840 49th St N, Clearwater, FL 33762
· Salvation Army: 1514 N Florida Ave # 300, Tampa, FL 33602
· Turning Point of Tampa Inc: 6227 Sheldon Rd, Tampa, FL 33615
A total of 6,000 hot meals will be served across the Tampa Bay area.