DENVER — Families across Colorado are preparing for Thanksgiving in their own ways, while the Denver Rescue Mission readies its 31st annual Banquet-in-a-Box event.

"I make some decorations, like placemats," said 10-year-old Caroline.

Her mother, Alexxa Gagner, works for the Denver Rescue Mission.

"We do all the traditional things: turkey stuffing, mashed potatoes," Gagner said.

In addition to their own family traditions, the folks at the Denver Rescue Mission also prep for thousands of other families in a giant parking lot, with cones and two trucks filled with frozen turkeys.

"We will give away almost 3,500 Thanksgiving Banquets-in-a-box to families in need," Denver Rescue Mission CEO Dennis Van Kampen said.

The Denver Rescue Mission's annual turkey drive helps supply the Mission's

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