Northwest Florida food bank offering free Thanksgiving meals

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SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Feeding the Gulf Coast is set to provide 1,000 families with Thanksgiving meals in Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties, according to a Santa Rosa County news release.

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The local food bank is partnering with the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center and Waterfront Rescue Mission to distribute meals to 500 families in Santa Rosa County and 500 families in Escambia County on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

Accessibility to meals is based on a first-come, first-served basis. Meal boxes will include a turkey or ham, Thanksgiving meal sides, and locally grown produce…

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