Thanksgiving meal giveaway

"I just wanted to give back," says Matt at Pietro's. Meals are available today until they run out.

Thanksgiving meal giveaway
At Pietro's from left to right: Bryce, Brian, Matt, and Linda

Matt at Pietro's had wanted to host a Thanksgiving Meal donation for the past few years. He figured this would be a good year to start due to the recent government shutdown.

If you are wondering, this is what a van full of pumpkin pies looks like.

If you arrive today at Pietro's, visitors will be greeted with a sign at the front highlights the Thanksgiving meal giveaway outback. People can drive around building and will find a van full of pumpkin pies and four trucks full of turkeys, stuffing, whipped cream, and cranberry sauce. Each visitor will receive one of each. There are enough for 250 meals (the team initially wanted to donate 1,000 turkeys). Matt and his team will be out there, braving the chill, until meals run out.

A mind immediately goes to a math problem. "Given the bed size of GMC Sierra, and each turkey has X volume..."

Matt would like to thank Primetime Audio and Video in Rockford for helping financially support today's effort.