Volunteers deliver Thanksgiving meals to families with special needs children in Fort Lauderdale

Hundreds of families are getting a little extra help this Thanksgiving in Fort Lauderdale Helpers with the Children s Diagnostic Remedy Center packed cars with pre-bagged thanksgiving meals including a frozen turkey and all the fixings The annual Thanksgiving Basket Brigade delivers meals to families caring for children with special healthcare requirements across Broward County our families suffer from food insecurity They have kids who are medically complex and they need a little bit extra help during the holidays so this why we do it reported Ana Calderon Randazzo Executive Director of CDTC Eight-hundred meals were handed out during the annual event Organizers say it is a area effort aimed at making the holiday a little brighter for those who need it most of