Sumter Volunteers Pack Thanksgiving Meals for Veterans

In Sumter, South Carolina, volunteers spent two hours this month making sure local veterans would have a Thanksgiving meal on the table.

Nearly 20 Duke Energy employees partnered with the nonprofit Hidden Wounds to assemble Thanksgiving meal boxes for military families in need. They packed the kits at Hidden Wounds' Sumter location, hoping to ease the load for veterans facing food insecurity. Organizers noted that, with rising costs, the packages offer needed relief heading into Thanksgiving.

Organizers also said more than 856,000 people across South Carolina, including veterans, children and families, are unsure where their next nutritious meal will come from as the holidays approach. The packing event is part of a month-long campaign called "Powering Plates, Nourishing Neighbors." Duke Energy and its foundation said they will contribute more than $500,000 in 2026 to nearly 70 organizations working to address hunger across the state.

A box of food will not solve every need, but it is a start, and a picture of neighbors refusing to let those who have served go unseen.

“For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in.”

Matthew 25:35

Source: WIS News 10, November 5, 2026

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