By Robert Medley
Managing Editor
While food insecurity continues to be a concern with inflation affecting incomes and families in Oklahoma this year, the need for food for the holidays continues to grow, the director of a Piedmont nonprofit said.
Turkeys are needed for Thanksgiving Day food baskets, said Karen Reich, director of the Piedmont Service Center, 415 Piedmont Road.
The nonprofit organization helps people who are Piedmont residents with their utility bills, and anyone living within the boundaries of the Piedmont Public School district with food and clothing needs year-round.
Reich said the center needs more flour, sugar, sweet potatoes and corn for Thanksgiving Day baskets. They have plenty of green beans already.
Reich said the center will be open to give away Thanksgiving Day baskets on Nov. 16 and on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Volunteers will help pass out the baskets.
She said that 16 turkeys are being donated by the City of Piedmont. Reich said there are also food items being donated by volunteers from the Piedmont Public Schools.
People needing a food basket can go to the center in-person to fill out an application.
After Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 23, the center will then begin focusing on Christmas baskets. Hams will be needed for the community for Christmas meals, Reich said.
Canned goods were collected for the center at Piedmont’s municipal court. A food drive there ended Nov. 1. The Piedmont Service Center also benefits from the annual pumpkin patch in October.
Anyone needing a food basket for Thanksgiving can call 405-373-4022 or drop by the center during the hours 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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