Cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and over 2,000 turkeys were given out to those in need on Tuesday at the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds.

"We've had an interesting couple of weeks with the SNAP adjustments and our lines are much longer at the food bank," said CEO Leonard Hansen, with the Emergency Food Bank of Stockton. "As a result, we expect this one to be bigger too."

According to volunteers and organizers, this event, put on by the food bank, was the biggest turnout they've seen in years.

"Normally, we get a couple of, 'Hey, are you guys still doing it this year?' But this year has been a relentless amount of phone calls," San Joaquin County Fairgrounds CEO Daniel Castillo said. "I mean, just tons of people who are looking to see what resou

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