Veterans Inc. to host annual Holiday Harvest

WORCESTER – The Veterans Inc. annual Holiday Harvest will be held Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Veterans Inc., 69 Grove St. for veterans in need of assistance and their families.

Veterans will be provided a “Thanksgiving Dinner Food Box” that includes all the items to prepare a dinner. The annual Holiday Harvest is a critical resource that helps Veterans Inc. provide a Thanksgiving meal to roughly 500 families in one day.

Holiday Harvest is open to in-need Veterans and their family members. Veterans are asked to bring DD-214 or VA card as proof of veteran status. Doors open at 8 a.m., registration starts at 9 a.m. and the distribution of food is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Those interested in sponsoring a meal for a veteran family for Holiday Harvest can do so online at http://www.veteransinc.org/events/holiday-harvest/

Product donation of frozen turkeys, boxed stuffing, boxed mashed potatoes, canned cranberry sauce, canned vegetables and/or gravy may be brought to the Veterans Inc. headquarters located at 69 Grove St. It is requested that items are brought to Veterans Inc. no later than Nov. 23.

This event is sponsored by TD Bank and Table Talk Pies; the media sponsor is Boston 25.

Sponsors for Holiday Harvest are still needed.

If you are a veteran, or know of a veteran who needs assistance, contact Veterans Inc. at 800-482-2565.

For more information about Veterans Inc., visit www.veteransinc.org or contact Tracy Dill at 508-791-1213 ext. 1142.