Pastor Sylvia Tisdale checks on baking hams while preparing Thanksgiving dinners for needy families at the Epps Christian Center in Pensacola on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

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Hams bake in preparation for Thanksgiving dinners for needy families at the Epps Christian Center in Pensacola on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

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Volunteer Priscilla Beasley loads food in a car at the Epps Christian Center in Pensacola on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The center is also preparing Thanksgiving dinners for needy families.

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Pastor Sylvia Tisdale stacks trays of turkey in the walk in refrigerator while preparing Thanksgiving dinners for needy families at the Epps Christian Center in Pensacola on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

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Robert Wingerter, director of Helping Hands, left, distributes food to Corey Robinson at the Epps Christian Center in Pensacola on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The center is also preparing Thanksgiving dinners for needy families.

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Pastor Sylvia Tisdale stills a pot while preparing Thanksgiving dinners for needy families at the Epps Christian Center in Pensacola on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

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Volunteer Joe Taylor loads food in a car at the Epps Christian Center in Pensacola on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The center is also preparing Thanksgiving dinners for needy families.

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Volunteers distribute food at the Epps Christian Center in Pensacola on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The center is also preparing Thanksgiving dinners for needy families.

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