Chef Friends for Justice Provide Thanksgiving Day Meals to Parkway Garden Families

Hundreds of families at Parkway Gardens on the South Side received free traditional Thanksgiving meals with all the trimmings at an event facilitated by non-profits Related Affordable Foundation, Equality Should Be Normal (ESBN), and Chefs Friends for Justice. The groups joined together to provide more than 1,000 meals from Goat Group led by Stephanie Izard – world-renowned of chef Girl and the Goat. The freshly cooked meals included turkey, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, and cornbread.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we are all celebrating Thanksgiving this year and because of that, supporting each other and our communities is more important than ever right now,” said Leleah James, Related Affordable Foundation. “We’re proud to join with our community partners to ensure that hundreds of families are able to enjoy a free, full traditional Thanksgiving meal.”

“I grew up in a neighborhood in St Louis that mirrors the Parkway Gardens community and other divested communities around the country,” says ESBN Executive Director, Romel Murphy. “I founded Equality Should Be Normal to promote justice and equality for all Black people in Chicago. This Thanksgiving Feed the Community initiative partnership is another way to meet the needs of the community.”

“Equality Should Be Normal is the most energizing, forward-thinking organization I’ve ever been a part of,” says ESBN Board Chair, Stephanie Izard, “Romel has already made huge strides in helping the community and I’m honored to stand beside him in the fight for equality.”

To protect the health of all participants and volunteers, the meal distribution was conducted with strict adherence to city and state COVID-19 protocols.

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