RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Thanksgiving is a day to spend time with family, and one nonprofit makes that possible in Richmond no matter where your loved ones are.
The Giving Heart hands out meals at the Richmond Convention Center each year, using the space to create a welcoming environment where everyone is encouraged to feast.
Incoming Executive Director of the Giving Heart, Sandra Antoine, says the day’s motto is “hearts in, hands-on.”
It’s how the nonprofit rallies together to cook up enough food for 5,000 people, which is a number that only grows each year. Antoine says that could be an overestimate, as probably 3,000-4,000 will attend, but she wants to make sure everyone is fed because, in the past, they have run out of meals.
While everyone has a holiday tradition, hers is to provide a meal to anyone who wants one.
“This is about making sure our family, our …