Iconic American company Lowe's Home Improvement hopes to distribute 3,000 free meals to families on Thanksgiving at six locations in North Carolina.
Home improvement company hired local restaurants to prepare these meals for needy people, WSOC-TV reported Tuesday.
Local restaurants selected by Lowe's as we recover from Hurricane Helen.
“This is huge,” Brian Stause of Zella's Deli & Restaurant told the magazine.
“The economic strain was caused by the storm, which is why we are asking people not to come to Asheville and the entire region during the biggest time of the year,” he added. (Related: Thanksgiving food costs continue to eat into more Americans' paychecks than at any time during the Trump administration)
Lowe's hires local restaurants to serve Thanksgiving meals in Western North Carolina https://t.co/Sb84MaMGEB
— WSOCTV (@wsoctv) November 26, 2024
A reporter from the news agency observed on Tuesday that people were starting to buy meals. Some people arrived two hours early. Family members told WSOC-TV they were happy to get food for the holidays.
The First Thanksgiving in 1621, painted by Jean-Léon Gérôme. Screen print, 1932. (Photo credit: GraphicaArtis/Getty Images)
November 24, 1948 – Joliet, Illinois: Early Thanksgiving dinner for a large family. The 18-member Raymond Baker family decided to celebrate Thanksgiving early to give Mrs. Nora Baker more time to buy presents for her 16 children. (Original caption — Getty Images)
“To give our employees time to spend with their families and friends, we are closing our stores today. We are forever grateful for their dedication to our customers and communities. A Happy and Restful Thanksgiving ” the company said in a statement on social media. (Related — Editorial: Donate to those in need this Thanksgiving)
Our stores are closed today to allow our employees to spend time with family and friends. We are forever grateful for their dedication to our customers and communities. I hope you have a happy and peaceful Thanksgiving. pic.twitter.com/FjpaaZQnzZ
— Lowe's (@Lowes) November 28, 2024
Lowe's was founded in 1921 as a “small-town North Carolina hardware store.” has grown exponentially since then. The company is named after its founder, LS Lowe.
