TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Thanksgiving is a day to reflect on all the things we have to be grateful for, and what better way to show your appreciation than to give back to those who might be struggling?
Thousands of people woke up early Thanksgiving morning to take part of Dave’s Turkey Chase in downtown Toledo benefiting the Cherry Street Mission.
“It does help a considerable amount for what we’re going through right now because we are experiencing the same type of inflation everyone else is,” said Ann Ebbert, CEO and President of the Cherry Street Mission. “Last year to this year, we are still seeing that increase in need so people who were just hanging on before just continue to drop off.”
It isn’t just the cost of food that is effecting them. The men’s shelter at Cherry Street is currently at max capacity and the rate of donations …