Residents streamed into the Martin Luther King Community Center in Long Beach on Sunday afternoon for a hot Thanksgiving meal, plus food to take home for the holiday.

"Saturday Night Live" star Kenan Thompson donated 100 frozen turkeys for the event, said Justin Mosley, whose gym, Athlete Protocol, sponsored the event.

"This holiday, I think, sometimes gets misunderstood. It's just sit down and you eat," Mosley, 28, of Long Beach, said in an interview Sunday. "As opposed to being able to give back and help your community. We understand it's a scary world, but the best thing you can do is help your community."

There were about 250 people expected to attend the hot meal, said Sheena Curry, board chair of the community center. There also were bags of sides, including stuffing, yams and mor

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