Updated: June 1, 2016 Published: November 24, 2015
Volunteer Steven Taylor, 11, prepares to hand out cranberry sauce as the Food Bank of Alaska in partnership with the faith-based community distributed all the fixings including turkeys for about 8,000 families to help them prepare a Thanksgiving meal. The annual Thanksgiving Blessing was held at five sites in the Anchorage area and one in Eagle River on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. Mountain View Community Center site coordinator Eileen Starr said she believes "the purpose of the event is to bless people during Thanksgiving."
The Food Bank of Alaska in partnership with the faith-based community distributed all the fixings including turkeys for about 8,000 families to help prepare a Thanksgiving meal during the annual Thanksgiving Blessing. The event was held at five sites in the Anchorage area and one in Eagle River on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. Mountain View Community Center site coordinator Eileen Starr said she believes "the purpose of the event is to bless people during Thanksgiving."