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A record 1,700 Thanksgiving meals to be distributed in central VT

National Life Group employees with cart of meals to donate for community Thanksgiving

Montpelier, VT - (November 26, 2024) For the fourth year in a row, National Life Group is coordinating the distribution of free Thanksgiving meals to central Vermont neighbors. New this year, Sugarbush Resort will provide 1,200 meals along with 500 from long-standing partner Sodexo, for a record total of 1,700 Thanksgiving meals.

“There is no better time than the Thanksgiving season to help feed our at-risk neighbors,” National Life Group Chairman, CEO and President Mehran Assadi said. “Fighting hunger is a corporate cause and one way that we live our values of Do good, Be good and Make good.”

Also new this year, the meals will be distributed via key organizations including Elevate Youth Services, Good Samaritan Haven, Montpelier Senior Activity Center, North Barre Manor, Just Basics and the local Salvation Army.

“Food insecurity is one of those silent struggles that affect many Vermonters,” said Keith Paxman, Sugarbush Resort’s Vice President of Food and Beverage. “This is a great opportunity for Sugarbush and our Be Better Here Fund to collaborate with National Life Group and provide nutritious meals to our neighbors in need during the holidays.”

Essential organizations:

  • Elevate Youth Services
  • Sodexo
  • Sugarbush Resort

Essential donations of food items:

  • Bakery de France
  • Black River
  • Cabot
  • Capstone Community Action
  • Central Vermont Medical Center
  • Cold Hollow Cider Mill
  • Sysco
  • Vermont Creamery

Learn more here about National Life Group’s corporate philanthropy with programs that include LifeChanger of the Year, Do Good Heroes, a commitment to ending childhood hunger and supporting children’s mental health, among others.

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Contact: Daphne Larkin, corporate communications, National Life Group, 802.229.3607.

National Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, founded in Montpelier, Vt., in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, Texas, chartered in 1955, and their affiliates.  Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations.  Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York.