BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — As Thanksgiving Day nears, there are many around town who won’t be able to celebrate, but one couple is trying to change that one prayer and one meal at a time.
It’s a real Thanksgiving feast at the Praise Center of Bakersfield, where they believe they’re feeding over 400 people.
Anita Shaw said this event started 33 years ago — born out of a desire to help others.
“We started it in the side of my yard,” said Shaw. “We used to make boxes to feed the people, homeless people, and also people that were less fortunate.”
Now, it’s bigger than ever. So big, there’s a line down the entire block, and too big for her little yard. So, they’ve moved it to the Praise Center of Bakersfield.
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“We’ve been here for nine years in this building,” said Shaw.
Shaw’s husband, Ryan, says they don’t just give out food either.
“Clothes, we’ve also got blankets, we’ve got beanies, we’ve got socks,” said Ryan Shaw. “All that stuff is new.”