The Washington Football Team hosted their annual Thanksgiving event on Monday, Nov. 22. The NFL team’s charitable foundation “aims to provide as many Prince George’s County families in need with a Thanksgiving meal by hosting the annual Harvest Feast presented by Ryan Homes at FedExField,” according to sports blog SBNation.
This year, Harvest Feast participants were able to walk around the stadium concourse and collect food items in reusable bags. Sacks of potatoes, bags of onions, plump boxes of stuffing mix, various drinks, and more were available. “Since Harvest Feast began in 2003, the Washington Football Team has gifted more than 1,512,335 pounds of packaged and fresh food and 610,500 pounds of turkey” to area families, according to the charity’s 2020 annual report.
The report says that “volunteers gathered to assemble 2,500 bags of dry goods, 2,500 bags of perishables, and 2,500 bags of beverages” in the event’s 2020 installment.
