Kim Kardashian, sister Kourtney and mom Kris Jenner hand out thanksgiving meals at a food bank … after getting slammed for wasteful food fight on KUWTK
- Famed family visited the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank before holiday
- Kris says: ‘It’s important to me and my family to give back’
- Philanthropic effort came weeks after the family was grilled on social media after food fight on their E! series
The Kardashians are getting into the season of giving.
Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kris Jenner and boyfriend Corey Gamble visited the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Saturday ‘to hand out food for Thanksgiving meals,’ Kris said in a post on her Instagram page, sharing multiple images of their efforts at the event.
The philanthropic effort came weeks after the family was grilled on social media after engaging in a food fight on their E! series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
The latest: Kim Kardashian, 39, Kourtney Kardashian, 40, Kris Jenner, 64, and boyfriend Corey Gamble, 39, visited the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Saturday ‘to hand out food for Thanksgiving meals’
‘As we head into the holiday season, it’s a reminder to be thankful for all of our blessings and I’m so grateful,’ the Momager, 64, wrote. ‘It’s important to me and my family to give back. Everyone can get involved by checking out your local food banks and lending support!’
At the event, Kim, 39, wore a sleeveless white top with light jeans and her dark locks parted and down.
Kourtney, 40, wore a long sleeved black dress and had her lustrous mane parted and down.
The mother-of-six wore a red satin coat with large gold buttons over a black top with black pants. She had her brown locks parted to the side at the event.
Kris Kringle: The Momager’s love of the holidays was evident as she wore a red satin coat
Season of giving: The mom and her daughter dispersed goods in the room that was decked out in orange decorations
Beaming: Kim looked happy as she handed a woman canned goods at the event
Her beau Gamble, a 39-year-old music industry professional, was clad in an an olive green hooded sweatshirt with black athletic pants and a white Dallas Cowboys ball-cap.
The food bank’s chief development officer Roger Castle thanked the famous family for their charitable work with the holiday approaching.
‘We genuinely appreciate the Kardashian Jenner family for providing Thanksgiving meals to more than 100 families that face food insecurity in our community, for volunteering to distribute the food personally and for raising valuable awareness for our mission to end hunger in Los Angeles County,’ he told People.
Redemption: The philanthropic effort came weeks after the family was grilled on social media after engaging in a food fight on their E! series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Helping hand: Kourtney smiled as she handed out food to people at the food bank
Good cause: The family posed with three kids at the event in the City of Angels
Kim, speaking with E! News this past month, said she’s made it a priority to instill charitable values to her four kids.
‘We definitely have open conversations with our kids all the time about the work that we do and how important it is to be sympathetic and emphatic to people and their families of what they’re going through and we explain to our kids how blessed they are,’ she said. ‘Our whole family is doing a Thanksgiving Turkey drive and I think even having our kids attend Sunday Service all the time and the things that they’re singing about.’
She added: ‘They love to listen to gospel music. It’s just amazing to see, but I think through experience and living it with us to talking to them about what we do is really important.’
Setting an example: The Momager said ‘everyone can get involved by checking out your local food banks and lending support’
Working hard: Gamble was clad in an an olive green hooded sweatshirt with black athletic pants and a white Dallas Cowboys ball-cap
Gracious: The food bank’s chief development officer Roger Castle thanked the famous family for their charitable work with the holiday approaching
The visit came after the Kardashians came under fire for a food fight on their TV show, as fans hit out at the display.
Many people sounded off after a Keeping Up With The Kardashians preview aired depicting the conflict, as Kris, Corey, Kim and Kourtney engaged in a food fight at Khloe Kardashian’s home, much to her chagrin.
After Khloe, 35, shared a clip of the fight on Instagram, the comment section was swiftly flooded with response from fans who hit out at the wealthy family for their lack of regard for the less fortunate.
Shocking: The Kardashians have come under fire for enjoying a food fight, as fans hit out at the ‘wasteful and disgraceful’ display
Alarming: Many people sounded off after a Keeping Up With The Kardashians preview aired depicting the conflict
In the episode, Khloe hosted a lunch for her family that descended into chaos when her nearest and dearest started a food fight. Speaking in a confessional, she said to the camera: ‘Am I bothered by this food fight right now? Who the f**k wouldn’t be annoyed by this food fight right now? This is in any normal person’s world. It’s bizarre, disturbing and unacceptable.’
Kris said, ‘Listen you little piece of s**t’, to which Khloe hit back, ‘You messed with the wrong b***h, Kris Jenner – if anyone’s comfortable with this I’m gonna question them – this is no way to live.’
Kris responded, ‘No this is no way to live, but if you can laugh at this and breathe then I think you’re doing A-OK.’
Shocking: Critics of the family flooded the comments with scorn over the display
Oh no! Kim was standing on a chair in a bid to get more food on her mum
Lashing out: Khloe was enraged by her family’s behavior in her home
Supportive: One fan did support the family by pointing out the good they do
Pained: Khloe did however brand the fight ‘bizarre, disturbing and unacceptable’
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