BIRMINGHAM — Free Thanksgiving food giveaways begin Friday across Birmingham, with hams, turkeys, hens and grocery boxes going out through Nov. 24.
The first giveaway is Friday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. to noon: District 4 gives out 200 hams, first come first served, at W.C. Patton Park, 1200 Sipsey St.
On Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., District 9 holds its holiday giveaway — a turkey and fresh vegetables — at Twenty-Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, 2100 25th Ct. N. That event is for District 9 constituents only, and address verification is required.
On Monday, Nov. 16, at 5 p.m., District 6 gives out turkey food boxes, first come first served, at More Than Conquerors Faith Church Campus, 1327 Dennison Ave. SW.
On Saturday, Nov. 21, District 1 gives out groceries and a turkey starting at 7:30 a.m. at Calvary Resurrection Church, 356 Killough Springs Rd. The same morning, from 8 to 9 a.m., the City of Irondale holds a drive-through turkey giveaway at Irondale City Hall, 101 20th St. S., one turkey per family while supplies last.
The final giveaway is Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 10 a.m., when District 8 gives out hens at First United Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1843 Bessemer Rd.
Residents who would rather order in can still pre-order a full Thanksgiving meal: The Son of a Butcher takes orders through Nov. 23, Metro Diner through Nov. 24, Perry’s Steakhouse through Nov. 25, BrickTops before 5 p.m. Nov. 22 and Ashley Mac’s by Nov. 20.