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Thanksgiving could leave hundreds hungry

Posted Nov 19, 2009 by Beth Gaddis

Updated Nov 19, 2009 at 12:53 PM

As of Thursday, Metropolitan Ministries had only 50 percent of the food needed to serve the 29,000 families they expect to feed this holiday season.

At the Tampa Holiday Center alone, they expect 1,500 families to arrive on Monday to collect their Thanksgiving food but are unsure if there will be enough food to go around, spokeswoman Ana Maria Mendez said.

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If you would like to help, here are the donation sites:

Metropolitan Ministries’ Tampa Holiday Center
2010 N. Florida Ave.
Tampa, FL 33602

Pinellas Holiday Center
Taking it to the Street Ministries
7320 47th St. North
Pinellas Park, FL 33781

Pasco Holiday Center
Joining Hands Community Mission
3214 U.S. Highway 19
Holiday, FL 34691

Plant City Holiday Center
Hope for the Holidays
1722 James L Redman Pkwy
Plant City, FL 33563

Here is when the Thanksgiving meals will be distributed:

Metropolitan Ministries Tampa Thanksgiving Distribution:
Friday, Nov. 20 – Wednesday, Nov. 25, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Pinellas Distribution:
Nov. 20, 21, 23, 24, 10am – 7 p.m.; Nov 22, 2 -7 p.m.

Pasco Distribution:
Nov. 23, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Plant City Distribution:
Nov. 21, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Nov. 22, 1-4 p.m.; Nov 23 and 24, 8-11 a.m. and 4-7 p.m.