MONTGOMERY — The Regional Food Bank Hudson Valley will partner with local organizations to provide 115,000 Thanksgiving meals in the region in 2025.

Planned as the largest single-day distribution of meals in New York, the drive will serve more than 25,000 people in Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan and Rockland counties.

“We know the need is greater than ever, especially with the federal spending cuts this year,” said Thomas Nardacci, Regional Food Bank CEO, in a press release, “which eliminated more than seven million pounds of food to our region, or more than 5.8 million meals.”

The kick-off event at the Orange County Distribution Center in Montgomery on Oct. 21 drew a large coalition of speakers including Regional Food Bank staff and volunteers, food vendors, donors and area elect

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