The Chickasaw Nation is collaborating with Feed the Children to host a No Hunger Holiday in Kingston, Oklahoma, Dec. 18, 2020. This drive-thru event will provide a 25-pound box of food, and 15-pound box of essentials and other items to families in need within the Kingston community.
We appreciate the opportunity to work with Feed the Children on this event, which we hope will help make this difficult holiday season a little better for hundreds of area families,” Jody Teeter, Chickasaw Nation director of special events. “We want to help make sure families get the food and resources needed to fill their tables and brighten their spirits.”
The event is open to everyone from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. while supplies last.
It will take place at Kingston Multi-Purpose Activity Center, 301 NE 3rd St., in the south parking lot.
Please follow COVID-19 precautions during pick up. About the Event
The “No Hunger Holiday” initiative is designed to help children and families during the holidays, as well as bring awareness to the important issue of childhood hunger. This is the fifth year the Chickasaw Nation and Feed the Children worked together to address hunger in Oklahoma. Previous events occurred inAda, Ardmore, Sulphur and Tishomingo.
Feed the Children, one of the nation’s leading anti-hunger organizations, was established in 1979. It is headquartered in Oklahoma City. The organization provides food, education initiatives, essentials and disaster response as it helps children and their families become independent and self-reliant. Feed the Children currently works in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and in 10 countries around the world.
“We believe that no child should go to bed hungry in a land where there is plenty of food, especially during the holiday season,” said Travis Arnold, Feed the Children president and CEO. “But the reality is millions of boys and girls right here in our own backyard face this hardship every day. Thanks to the support of the Chickasaw Nation, we are able to help families rest a little easier knowing they do not have to worry about where their next meal is coming from.”
For more information about the event in Kingston, contact the Chickasaw Nation Office of Special Events at (580)371-2040.