Medium Rare Is Delivering Free Meals to Seniors Who Will Be Home Alone on Thanksgiving

During this very out-of-the-ordinary Thanksgiving season, local steak chain Medium Rare wants to cook for seniors who might not be able to celebrate the holiday with loved ones due to the coronavirus pandemic. A Medium Rare Facebook post reads: “Given the new rules for smaller holiday gatherings, if you know anyone over 70 that will be alone for Thanksgiving in the DMV area, we will deliver them a free Thanksgiving dinner. Email us name, address, and cell phone. Secretsauceme@mediumrarerestaurant.com.”

The offer inspired Facebook posters to offer to chip in to help with Medium Rare’s efforts, with comments like “Can we donate? This is a wonderful gesture.” Owner Mark Bucher began donating meals to those 70-years-old and older back in March during the quarantine, according to WJLA, and he also started an initiative to install fridges full of free lunches at recreation centers in D.C., complete with a GoFundMe campaign.

Photo: Medium Rare/Facebook

Eater reached out to Medium Rare about the Thanksgiving donations and will update this post if necessary.

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