BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Instead of preparing their own Thanksgiving meals, volunteers from 14 local churches and organizations gathered to prepare meals for families in need.
The gathering of nearly 1,000 volunteers is all part of the 7th Annual Love for Thanksgiving community feed taking place at Costco on Rosedale Highway where they will be delivering 64,000 meals to familie in Bakersfield.
Love for thanksgiving was created by Brandon Smith seven years ago because of his passion to serve others.
Preparation started two months ago when organizers purchased 2,900 turkeys at a cost of $50,000.
On Tuesday, volunteers were hard at work flavoring each turkey, basting, spicing, bagging, and wrapping. Then, each turkey was placed in an underground oven.