Retired Chicago Bears defensive end Israel Idonije joined former Chicago Bears and Pro Bowl defensive end Adewale Ogunleye as he hosted his Goal Power Foundation Thanksgiving event at St. Malachy. As part of his foundation’s program, Ogunleye provided students in the after-school program and their families with Thanksgiving turkeys. In addition to the turkeys, some of the students were honored during the assembly with gift cards for their families as part of a Thanksgiving essay contest. Goal Power Foundation has provided over 400 Thanksgiving turkeys to St. Malachy School over the past three years.
Cardinal joins Catholic Charities in serving Thanksgiving dinner On Thanksgiving Day, over 250 people, many of whom are without stable housing, came to Catholic Charities, 720 N. LaSalle St., to celebrate the holiday with a meal and fellowship.
St. Luke hosts annual ‘Turkey Sunday’ at St. Agatha On Nov 22, parishioners from St. Luke in River Forest hosted their annual “Turkey Sunday” food giveaway at St. Agatha Parish in North Lawndale. Those who came to the drive-thru giveaway received turkeys and all the trimmings to make a holiday meal.
Parishes, organizations band together to provide food to those in need Groups and organizations in Maywood provided food and turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.