Farmington, CT – For the 16th consecutive year, the KBE Foundation hosted its annual Gift of Gobble Thanksgiving meal assembly program on Nov. 23 in Farmington.
Staff members from KBE Building Corporation, Elite Construction Resources, and CMP Exterior, along with their families, gathered at Camp Courant in Farmington to assemble and deliver 500 Thanksgiving meal boxes to community service organizations. These community agencies then provide the meals to those in need in their communities. The meal kits contained all the essentials for a classic Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, corn, beans, potatoes, yams, rolls, apple pie, pumpkin pie, and a roasting pan.
Since 2009, KBE’s Gift of Gobble has provided Thanksgiving meals to more than 5,100 families in Connecticut and Maryland, where the firm has its regional offices. The program is sponsored by the KBE Foundation, a not-for-profit public charity launched in 2022 to formalize KBE Building Corporation’s long tradition of community support.
Representatives of the KBE Foundation say that, through the organization’s annual Gift of Gobble event, they hope to make a meaningful impact on the struggles local families endure in finding their next meal.
Among the community agencies receiving boxes this year are:
- Basket of Love – Norwalk, Conn.
- Bloomfield Social and Youth Services – Bloomfield, Conn.
- Catholic Charities/Institute for Hispanic Families – Hartford, Conn.
- Christian Community Action Family Center – New Haven, Conn.
- Columbus House – New Haven and Middletown, Conn.
- Farmington Community Services – Farmington, Conn.
- Greyhouse – Springfield, Mass.
- Groton Youth and Family Services – Groton, Conn.
- Master’s Manna – Wallingford, Conn.
- New Britain Community Services – New Britain, Conn.
- Newington Medical Center, Victory Gardens Housing – Newington, Conn.
- The Grace Place – Meriden, Conn.
- Trinity Roman Catholic Church – Hartford, Conn.
- United Congregational Church – Bridgeport, Conn.
- United Way New London Homeless Hospitality Center – New London, Conn.
- Wallingford Master’s Manna – Wallingford, Conn.
- Waterbury Youth Services – Waterbury, Conn.
