EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) - The 13th annual Stuffing the Pantry 5K kicks off Thursday morning. Thanksgiving 2024: What’s open and closed? Runners in East Longmeadow will race, or walk, to raise funds for Springfield's Open Pantry. The run has become a beloved Thanksgiving morning tradition for so many families. All monetary and food donations are going directly to help support the Open Pantry and assist people who are hungry, homeless, or in need of some extra help this year. Now more than ever before families are turning toward the Open Pantry for food service. Check-in starts at 7:00 a.m. and the race itself kicks off at 8 a.m. at American Saw on 301 Chestnut Street in East Longmeadow. Local News Headlines Crews working to put out fire on Beech Street in Holyoke 13th annual Stuffing the Pantry 5K kicks off in East Longmeadow Thanksgiving 2024: What’s open and closed? Bright Nights in Springfield shines for 30th season WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.