CA Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris Partners with Share Our Selves for Thanksgiving Food Distribution

The three-day event is expected to provide food assistance for 1,300 families.

Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris Partners with Share Our Selves for Thanksgiving Food Distribution.

COSTA MESA — Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris partnered with Share Our Selves for a three-day Thanksgiving food distribution for families in need in Orange County. Registration for the distribution filled up within a week, however, no one will be turned away. The food distribution is ongoing until end of day Wednesday.

“It’s eye-opening to see how many families in our community are living so close to the edge and barely getting by,” said Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine). “I think it’s heartbreaking to see the need but gratifying to be able to be part of helping people have a Thanksgiving celebration.”

Share Our Selves CEO Christy Ward said, “We are extremely grateful to all of our community partners, donors, volunteers, and our program sponsor Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris. Thanks to their collective efforts, our Thanksgiving Food Distribution Program provided 1,300 meals for families in our community while raising awareness for our comprehensive services.”

Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris Partners with Share Our Selves for Thanksgiving Food Distribution

The food packages included turkeys, thanksgiving dinner ingredients and fresh produce. Ahead of the event, the Assemblywoman secured $10,000 that was used to purchase additional food to increase the number of families assisted.

Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris Partners with Share Our Selves for Thanksgiving Food Distribution
Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris Partners with Share Our Selves for Thanksgiving Food Distribution

Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris represents California’s 74th District including Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Woods and parts of Irvine and Huntington Beach. She is the Chair of the Accountability and Administrative Review Committee and a member of Banking and Finance Committee; Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee; Revenue & Taxation Committee and Veterans Committee. After working her way through Yale University, where she double majored in Economics and English, Cottie had a successful 20-year career in finance and technology. She helped to build businesses and led teams at Fortune 500 corporations, small companies and start-ups. Follow the Assemblywoman on Twitter twitter.com/AsmCottie or on Facebook facebook.com/AssemblywomanCPN.

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