60 Minnesota military families get meal kits for Thanksgiving dinners
(FOX 9)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Sixty Minnesota military families received all the fixings for a Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday night in Eden Prairie.
Operation Home Front handed out the boxes of food to those who pre-registered, also delivering some to those stationed at Camp Ripley.
"If this takes some of that stress away, and they can have a great meal and relax a little and enjoy the day, that just makes it special to us," said Sarah Cheesman with Operation Homefront.
Organizers offered the food as a gesture of gratitude, also knowing that rising food prices have made the holidays more of a hardship this year.
"I’m a single mom so it really means a lot," said a member of the Air Force Reserve who showed up to receive a box. "I wasn’t sure how we were going to do the holidays so this means a lot."
Operation Home Front’s mission is to provide recurring family support to military families so that the stresses of active duty service don’t become long-term problems. The organization is based in Texas, with a chapter in Minnesota.