Frank Veltri Annual Thanksgiving Dinner

Frank Veltri Annual Thanksgiving Dinner To share information about Veltri's Annual Thanksgiving Dinner in Charleston, WV. George’s Orthodox Church on Court Street.

Since 1966 the Frank Veltri Thanksgiving Dinner has provided Charleston’s neediest residents with the compassion and quality food. When he died in 2001, Veltri left behind a large endowment fund, managed by the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, to ensure that the dinners would continue every year. However, the event is also made possible by folks who have returned every Thanksgiving for decades t

o help prepare the meals. Those who knew Frank Veltri remember him as an unpretentious character who always had an unlit cigar in his mouth, and whose kindness matched his generosity. He owned the former Holley and Worthy hotels on Quarrier Street, and allowed scores of struggling people without permanent housing or nearby family to stay. When the Holley Hotel closed the dinner was then moved to First Baptist Church on Shrewsbury Street, and in 2020 was St. In 2016, the Frank Veltri Thanksgiving Dinner will be its 50th Dinner. Volunteers are a key part of this day. With volunteers we are able to prepare over 1,700 meals to be delivered to Charleston area hi-rises to residents without a means to attend the dinner. Another 200 to 250 meals will be prepared for those who attend the meal, which begins at 12 noon on Thanksgiving Day.

Now that everyone has finally recovered!! We have estimated that we gave out around 2,000 meals on Thanksgiving Day!! A...
11/30/2025

Now that everyone has finally recovered!! We have estimated that we gave out around 2,000 meals on Thanksgiving Day!! All leftover food was given out to local shelters in Kanawha County!

We want to say thank you to the following:
Saint George’s Orthodox Cathedral and their wonderful staff
Tracy and Krista Abdalla for the wonderful new delivery containers!
Recovery Point of Charleston,WV
Everyone that donated pop, water, ice, and large delivery boxes!
All volunteers
All delivery drivers
All turkey bakers
Anyone that shared our posts or spread the word!!

We are so thankful for all of you and we are sure Frankie is be proud to see his legacy of generosity continue!! We hope to see all of you at the 60th annual Frank Veltri Annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner next year!!

12:00pm-3:00pm shift is hard at work! It’s been a busy but wonderful day! Thank you to all of the amazing volunteers!!
11/27/2025

12:00pm-3:00pm shift is hard at work! It’s been a busy but wonderful day! Thank you to all of the amazing volunteers!!

This sign was left on a door at a local high-rise for our delivery drivers. We all say Thank you for the legacy Frank V...
11/27/2025

This sign was left on a door at a local high-rise for our delivery drivers. We all say Thank you for the legacy Frank Veltri left.

9am-12pm shift have been amazing!! We are 30 minutes ahead of schedule and the volunteers are having a blast!!
11/27/2025

9am-12pm shift have been amazing!! We are 30 minutes ahead of schedule and the volunteers are having a blast!!

6am-9am shift hard at work!!
11/27/2025

6am-9am shift hard at work!!

11/27/2025

5am start to the day-Calm before the storm.🦃😊

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11/25/2025

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Please message us if you would like to volunteer or bake a turkey!!
11/23/2025

Please message us if you would like to volunteer or bake a turkey!!

11/23/2025

Volunteer Emails and Texts have gone out!! If you did not receive one do not panic!! Sometimes technology is not our friend. 😊 Just show up on your scheduled day and time!! There is plenty of work to do!! We are excited to see everyone there!!

Turkey Bakers!!
11/21/2025

Turkey Bakers!!

Please see below!!
11/19/2025

Please see below!!

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