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Denver chef gives out over 15,000 Thanksgiving meals | Food, Dining & Beer [Video]

Denver-based chef Tajahi Cooke and his wife, Danielle Cooke, brought together local chefs, farmers and volunteers to provide free Thanksgiving meals across the Denver metro area on Thursday.

The fifth annual Ms. Betty’s Madsgiving Harvest provided pre-cooked meals stationed at various locations around Denver, Lakewood and Aurora.

The giveaway, named after Cooke’s grandmother, has provided around 40,000 meals to families in need during the Thanksgiving holiday over the past four years. This year, they plan to increase that number by 15,000.

Volunteer Zach holds one of the free meals provided during the Ms. Betty’s Harvest Madsgiving.

The precooked food contained turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, macaroni and cheese, a roll and a baked potato.

“We’re giving the people an opportunity to have a meal with their family,” Dwayne Johnson said. “They don’t have to worry about where they are going to get the meals or even standing over a stove to …

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