On Saturday, December 21, 2019, The Malcolm Jenkins Foundation provided dinner baskets for 135 struggling New Orleans families through its annual Holiday Dinner Basket Surprise event at the College Track program location in the Florida neighborhood.
Each festive holiday dinner basket includes a turkey (11-14lbs), stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy, potatoes, green beans, cornbread mix, collard greens, rice sides, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, condensed milk, chicken broth, dinner rolls or bread, assortment of fruit, a baked pie, juice, a turkey roasting pan, utensils, plates and more.
The Holiday Dinner Basket Surprise program began in 2011 when Jenkins was a member of the New Orleans Saints team and has since expanded to server communities of Camden, NJ and Philadelphia, PA. This year the program was the focus of the foundation's 2019 Giving Tuesday campaign. The beneficiaries were chosen in advance by 27 local social service and faith-based partner organizations.
