The Hemet Sizzler restaurant, in partnership with Hemet Unified School District, serves Thanksgiving dinners to displaced families this holiday. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Each Thanksgiving, Hemet Unified School District partners with the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians to provide its neediest families with a turkey meal kit so they can make a meaningful holiday meal. However, there are usually several families that have no means to cook the traditional meal. This year, Emily Shaw, HUSD’s Director of Wellness and Community Outreach, was able to partner with Sally and Gary Myers of BMW Management, owners of the Hemet Sizzler restaurant, to provide dine-in meals for 20 families.Miriam Ortiz, HUSD’s Coordinator of School, Family and Community Partnerships, said the reasons why select families could not cook the meal provided by Soboba varied. Some families are living in a hotel room, in their vehicle or are simply unsheltered. Others are renting a room
