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Photos: Operation Give Birds hands out thousands of Thanksgiving meals

Iowa Giving Coalition gave away 2,000 Thanksgiving meals last weekend, 1,400 of which went to people in Cedar Rapids.

Nick RohlmanNick Rohlman

Nov. 25, 2024 1:47 pm

Daniel Hoke, Kaden Norris, and Sean Hoke (from left) grab turkeys from a pile of birds during the Iowa Giving Coalition’s Operation Give Birds on Sunday. The organization distributed 2,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes across the state, 1,400 of which were distributed in Cedar Rapids. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Daniel Hoke, Kaden Norris, and Sean Hoke (from left) grab turkeys from a pile of birds during the Iowa Giving Coalition’s Operation Give Birds on Sunday. The organization distributed 2,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes across the state, 1,400 of which were distributed in Cedar Rapids. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Meal boxes await distribution during the Iowa Giving Coalition’s Operation Give Birds on Sunday. The organization distributed 2,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes across the state, 1,400 of which were distributed in Cedar Rapids. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Meal boxes await distribution during the Iowa Giving Coalition’s Operation Give Birds on Sunday. The organization distributed 2,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes across the state, 1,400 of which were distributed in Cedar Rapids. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Volunteers distribute meal boxes during the Iowa Giving Coalition’s Operation Give Birds on Sunday. The organization distributed 2,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes across the state, 1,400 of which were distributed in Cedar Rapids. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Volunteers distribute meal boxes during the Iowa Giving Coalition’s Operation Give Birds on Sunday. The organization distributed 2,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes across the state, 1,400 of which were distributed in Cedar Rapids. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
University of Iowa men’s basketball players Pryce Sandfort (left) and Jacob Koch distribute meal boxes during the Iowa Giving Coalition’s Operation Give Birds on Sunday. The organization distributed 2,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes across the state, 1,400 of which were distributed in Cedar Rapids. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
University of Iowa men’s basketball players Pryce Sandfort (left) and Jacob Koch distribute meal boxes during the Iowa Giving Coalition’s Operation Give Birds on Sunday. The organization distributed 2,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes across the state, 1,400 of which were distributed in Cedar Rapids. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Van Meter operations manager Ross Tidemann moves a pallet of meal boxes during the Iowa Giving Coalition’s Operation Give Birds on Sunday. The organization distributed 2,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes across the state, 1,400 of which were distributed in Cedar Rapids. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Van Meter operations manager Ross Tidemann moves a pallet of meal boxes during the Iowa Giving Coalition’s Operation Give Birds on Sunday. The organization distributed 2,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes across the state, 1,400 of which were distributed in Cedar Rapids. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

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