For the first time in two years, the Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner will be in-person at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Thursday.
will be in-person at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Thursday. Volunteers prepared for the event on Sunday in an effort to have everything ready for the big day.“We’re proud to say that we were able to donate the turkeys needed to provide this meal for this long-standing San Antonio row humanist dinner tradition,” said RK Group partner Noe Martinez.expected to feed more than 25,000 people.
“Prices have gone up with inflation, and it’s just getting really, really hard to afford things,” said Raul Jimenez III.from the United States Department of Agriculture estimates food prices will be up 9.5% to 10.5% this year. Historically, they’ve only risen 2% annually. “We just kind of have a community table so that everyone can come enjoy. That way, no one is left behind and the mission continues,” Raul Jimenez III said.
The Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner is a free and open event to the public. The event is scheduled for Nov. 24 at the Henry. B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Doors will open at 10 a.m.Allysa Cole is a news reporter at KSAT 12. She joined the station in September 2022. She previously worked in the Rio Grande Valley at KGBT, KRGV and Azteca Valle. She started her career at WHPM FOX23 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, after graduating from University of Southern Mississippi. Allysa is a Detroit native.
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