Riverside’s Teensgiving event features food, friendship
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More than 60 teenagers enjoyed an early Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 21, at a Riverside community center.
Volunteers serve food to more than 60 teens at Riverside’s 6th Annual Teensgiving at the Youth Opportunity Center at Bobby Bonds Park in Riverside on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Maurice Kennon high fives Geovanny Calixto, 12, as he wins a raffle prize during Riverside’s 6th Annual Teensgiving at the Youth Opportunity Center at Bobby Bonds Park in Riverside on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Maurice Kennon and Tereasa France welcome more than 60 teens to Riverside’s 6th Annual Teensgiving at the Youth Opportunity Center at Bobby Bonds Park in Riverside on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Volunteers clean up after Riverside’s 6th Annual Teensgiving at the Youth Opportunity Center at Bobby Bonds Park in Riverside on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Maurice Kennon and Tereasa France welcome more than 60 teens to Riverside’s 6th Annual Teensgiving at the Youth Opportunity Center at Bobby Bonds Park in Riverside on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Mariah Hernandez, 15, carries a turkey she won in a raffle at Riverside’s 6th Annual Teensgiving at the Youth Opportunity Center at Bobby Bonds Park in Riverside on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Abbey Smith-Kennon, 8, hugs an inflatable turkey after enjoying Riverside’s 6th Annual Teensgiving at the Youth Opportunity Center at Bobby Bonds Park in Riverside on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Liam Ramirez, 12, holds a turkey he won in a raffle as he waits for friends after Riverside’s 6th Annual Teensgiving at the Youth Opportunity Center at Bobby Bonds Park in Riverside on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Aislinn Cole, left, and Giselle Lei laugh during Riverside’s 6th Annual Teensgiving at the Youth Opportunity Center at Bobby Bonds Park in Riverside on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Geovanny Calixto, 12, eats turkey, mashed potatoes, vegetables and pumpkin pie with more than 60 others at Riverside’s 6th Annual Teensgiving at the Youth Opportunity Center at Bobby Bonds Park in Riverside on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Volunteers serve food to more than 60 teens at Riverside’s 6th Annual Teensgiving at the Youth Opportunity Center at Bobby Bonds Park in Riverside on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Like a traditional holiday meal, the offerings included turkey, mashed potatoes, vegetables and pumpkin pie.
The city’s Parks, and Recreation Community Services Department hosted the dinner at the Youth Opportunity Center inside Bobby Bonds Park in the Eastside neighborhood.
In addition to food and festive decorations, the event included a giveaway from Inland Empire Health Plan, which donated 50 turkeys that were raffled off to teens.
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