In a year when so many families face hardship, E Center contacted Congressman Thompson for help securing turkeys for local families this Thanksgiving. Together with Marysville Walmart, Congressman Thompson and E Center secured hundreds of turkeys to help ensure no family goes without a Thanksgiving meal this season. Photo courtesy of the office of Congressman Mike Thompson

YUBA CITY, CA (MPG) - Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04), E Center CEO Steve Ly, and dedicated leaders from Marysville Walmart came together to deliver Thanksgiving turkeys to families throughout the Sutter and Yuba communities.

In a year when so many families face hardship, E Center contacted Congressman Thompson for help securing turkeys for local families this Thanksgiving. Together with Marysville Walmart, Congressman Thompson and E Center secured hundreds of turkeys to help ensure no family goes without a Thanksgiving meal this season. 

“I’m grateful to team up with E Center to provide turkeys to Yuba and Sutter families this Thanksgiving. It’s no secret we’re in a cost of living crisis. With grocery prices on the rise, no family should have to worry about affording their Thanksgiving meal. Thank you to our community members who came out today to help pass our turkeys. In Congress, I will continue to fight to pass sensible policies that bring costs down for everyone in our community,” said Rep. Thompson. 

“This is more than distributing food; it’s a powerful act of humanity. By coming together, we honor what it means to be a community that cares for each other and celebrates the blessings we have,” said Steve Ly, CEO of E Center. 

Recent redistricting will place Sutter and Yuba Counties into the 4th Congressional District, represented by Mike Thompson. Thompson was born, grew up, and still lives in the 4th District and is a combat veteran and farmer. He serves as a senior member on the powerful Ways and Means Committee in Congress, where he is Ranking Member of the Tax Policy Subcommittee. Prior to serving in Congress, Thompson served as a California State Senator representing our region. 

Some of Rep. Thompson’s recent accomplishments include creating low-income disaster tax credits to build over 1,500 new affordable housing units locally, delivering $99 million in disaster funding to help his community rebuild after the 2017 wildfires, passing $500 million in tax relief for wildfire survivors who were unfairly taxed on their disaster settlements, and writing and passing into law the largest investment in renewable energy ever made, creating over $208 million in investments in renewable energy projects locally and creating hundreds of thousands of jobs nationwide. 

To learn more about Rep. Thompson’s work, visit his site at mikethompsonforcongress.com.