Police team up with Walmart to hand out Thanksgiving dinners to McKeesport families
MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) - Police teamed up with Walmart to help feed hundreds of McKeesport families for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Allegheny County sheriff's deputies and Mckeesport police officers picked up turkeys and trimmings from Walmart before handing them out to pre-selected families.
"It's really a great opportunity for us to partner with law enforcement and share in that ability to provide for the community," said Walmart market manager Mark Mikesell.
Big thanks to @Walmart West Mifflin, the City of McKeesport and the McKeesport Police Department for letting us use Renzie Park for today’s turkey giveaway for@families in need pic.twitter.com/7KD0Yl9tle
— Allegheny County Sheriff's Office (@alleghenybadge) November 22, 2022
Last week the sheriff's office also distributed turkeys in Wilkinsburg.
"It's been a trying couple years financially," said Jason Tarap with the sheriff's office. "It's going to be a great help for the families, I believe. Sheriff Kraus identified this and said, 'can we do at least 200 to 400' so we ended up doing this twice, this was our second time. We did 200 in Wilkinsburg last week, we're doing 200 this week in McKeesport."
Not only did families get a turkey with all the fixings, but they also got a pie for dessert.