SPOKANE, Wash. — A Spokane organization provided Thanksgiving meals and cash assistance to 1,000 people Thursday, marking the largest distribution in the program's seven-year history.

Michael C. Brown, founder of Fresh Soul and the Spokane Eastside Reunion Association, organized the annual Thanksgiving outreach that distributed more than $100,000 in cash along with warm meals to people in need.

"We're giving out over $100,000 today to these people. These people are. These are human beings out here. See? And they are just a little down on their luck. You know, we just trying to help them the best we can," Brown said.

The program has experienced remarkable growth since its inception. Brown said the organization started by feeding 100 people in its first year, expanded to 500 people last y

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