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title: Meals Giving | About - November 24, 2026 - Everyone Eats
description: "Starting on November 24, 2026, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving will officially be celebrated as Meals Giving #MealsGiving.\n\nOn this special day, everyone is encouraged to share food with others as a heartfelt expression of love and kindness."
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# Who’s Hungry for Seconds?!

**MealsGiving was created to provide thousands across Cleveland with a warm, delicious meal just in time for Thanksgiving. Because kindness and community are something we all need now more than ever.**

**On November 24, 2026, let’s make sure EVERYONE eats!**

[Learn More](https://mealsgiving.org/about#About)

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## How the Movement Began

**Last year, restaurant Cordelia served as MealsGiving HQ, hosting dozens of in-person volunteers, including Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, Bernie Kosar, and Mayor Justin Bibb.**

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### Who’s Idea Was This, Anyway?

MealsGiving is the brainchild of Emmy-award-winning host and Cleveland native Ricky Smith (@rickonia) and his nonprofit, RAKE.

### What’s RAKE?

Short for Random Acts of Kindness Everywhere, RAKE (@rake\_now) is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to improving the world one good deed at a time.

### Who Receives Donated Meals?

In 2024 & 2025, meal recipients included newly housed families, children enrolled in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), area first responders, and military veterans.

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## Mayor Bibb Proclaims MealsGiving an Official Holiday

**On behalf of the City of Cleveland, Mayor Justin M. Bibb issued a proclamation recognizing MealsGiving as an Official Holiday to occur each Tuesday before Thanksgiving, starting November 26, 2024.**  

[read proclamation](https://www.clevelandohio.gov/sites/clevelandohio/files/2024-11/doc00731520241113111138%20%281%29.pdf)

## Get Involved From Anywhere

**Submit a MealsGiving Pledge form describing how you or your organization plan to provide hot meals to one or more recipients in your local community on November 24, 2026!**

**Whether you volunteer to deliver meals, pledge to buy breakfast for someone in need, send lunch to a frontline worker, or make dinner for a friend or family member, MealsGiving is about spreading love and kindness, one meal at a time.**

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## Hungry to Help? Let's Talk!

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