BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Hammond Street Congregational Church held a very special Thanksgiving feast for local community members.

The Free Community Thanksgiving Feast took place from 1 pm to 2 pm. The feast serves as a long-standing tradition from the church to provide Thanksgiving meals for zero charge.

All food was donated and prepared by members of the congregation, including 9 turkeys, 20 pies, and other fixings.

Organizers say the Thanksgiving feast helps to give people of all backgrounds a chance to share a meal with one another.

“Certainly, sharing a hearty meal during Thanksgiving is huge, and this year particularly, with everything that’s going on in the country it becomes a greater and greater challenge. We’ve done this for quite a few years,” says Andy Wood, Outreach Comm

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