A line of cars trailed off the campus of the University of North Texas at Dallas on Saturday morning for the university’s annual Thanksgiving Food Distribution event.

The cars, which stretched onto Interstate 20, were at the event held in partnership with the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB), Tom Thumb/Albertson’s, and UNIQLO.

Elise Lewis got in line at 4:30 a.m. before the event started at 9 a.m.

“I have a Type 1 diabetic son, so preparing meals for him in a healthy fashion, it can get kind of hard and testing,” she said.

Organizers gave away food to 1,000 families, double what they normally provide, said NTFB CEO Trisha Cunningham.

“We want you to thrive. We want you to have access to food,” she said.

Cunningham said they knew there would be an increased need this year, after the longe

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