City Continues Partnership with H E B Feast of Sharing

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - The City of Corpus Christi and H-E-B will join forces for the 36th time for the annual H-E-B Feast of Sharing, a community-wide event that includes free holiday meals, entertainment, and a children's play area.

• Home-delivered meals will be delivered on Friday, December 20, to seniors and disabled residents who are unable to leave their homes due to age, serious illness, or permanent disability.

• The general public is invited to an event on Saturday, December 21, at the American Bank Center, located at 1901 North Shoreline Boulevard, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Eligible residents should contact the City's Call Center at 3-1-1 to reserve a home delivery meal until Wednesday, December 18, at 5:00 p.m. or until we reach 1,200 meal requests. Same-day reservations are not permitted. The City's Call Center operates Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Meal deliveries are coordinated by the City's Parks & Recreation Department and delivered by local volunteers. To volunteer for meal delivery, please register online at https://www.voluntexas.org/.

The Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (CCRTA) will provide free shuttle service from the Staples Street Station to the American Bank Center between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 21. Passengers should advise RTA drivers they will attend the H-E-B Feast of Sharing event.

Since 1989, H-E-B's Feast of Sharing event has invited people to celebrate the holidays with free food, live music, and holiday cheer. The annual feast is held in over 34 cities across the state and Mexico. On average, the event serves more than 340,000 meals each year. In the event's 35-year history, more than 375,000 volunteers have helped serve nearly four million meals. The event is an integral part of H-E-B's Hunger Relief Program, which works year-round to prevent hunger in more than 300 communities it serves. Since 1982, H-E-B has donated more than 1 billion pounds of food to 5,500 non-profit organizations and agencies in Texas and Mexico.

For more information about this event or the Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department, call 361-826-4120 or visit www.ccparkandrec.com or the H-E-B Feast of Sharing Calendar-H-E-B Newsroom (https://www.heb.com/).