50 Thanksgiving Dinners to East Bay Families as RWU Celebrates Annual Tradition

Groups of faculty, staff and students create themed baskets that contain complete Thanksgiving meals

Public Affairs Staff
Visitors look at turkey baskets
Alice Pasqual from dining services and Anita Randall, director for the East Bay Food Pantry examine the Turkey Baskets while serving as a judges for the annual competition.

BRISTOL, R.I. — Roger Williams University celebrated its 12th Annual Turkey Basket Contest this week, a beloved campus tradition in which students, faculty and staff join together to craft complete turkey dinners in creative baskets to donate to families in the East Bay.

This year, more than 50 Thanksgiving dinners, including sides, desserts and gift cards to purchase turkeys were donated to the East Bay Food Pantry on Tues., Nov. 18. The baskets are judged on creativity, quality and quantity. This year’s contest winners were:

Quality: Division of Finance & Administration

Creativity: American Chemical Society

Quantity: Tutorial Support Services