Pinellas County deputies deliver Thanksgiving meals to families in need

Deputies deliver turkey dinners

A lot of families will be trying to make ends meet this Thanksgiving, but the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is helping out. FOX 13's Lloyd Sowers reports.

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A group of deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office added holiday giving to their routine patrol duties. This week, they loaded their vehicles with Thanksgiving meals and delivered them to families in need across the community.

The backstory:

The deputies, all part of the agency’s Community Policing Unit, spent the day dropping off meal boxes stuffed with ingredients for a full holiday dinner. 

MORE NEWS: 500 Tampa families receive Thanksgiving meals through Bullard Family Foundation, Metro Ministries

Big picture view:

Deputy Tyler Bentley says they have close connections to people in the neighborhoods they serve, so it was especially gratifying to deliver the meals to them. 

22 years of giving:

The sheriff’s office partnered with Calvary Episcopal Church, Indian Rocks Beach Rotary, Beach Community Food Pantry and Publix.

This year marked the 22nd anniversary of the Thanksgiving distribution event.