The horse-drawn carriage awaits riders at the annual Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner at the Elks Lodge in Waterville on Sunday.

Stacey Hachey smiles as she delivers meals to diners at the annual Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner at the Elks Lodge in Waterville on Sunday.

Diners enjoy a warm turkey dinner at the annual Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner at the Elks Lodge in Waterville on Sunday.

Beverly Fecteau, right center, hugs Ziggy Lawrence, right, the organizer of the annual Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner at the Elks Lodge in Waterville on Sunday.

Volunteers prepare meals for people at the annual Central Maine Family Christmas dinner at the Elks Lodge in Waterville on Sunday.

Volunteers prepare meals for diners at the annual Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner at the Elks Lodge in Waterville on Sunday.

Flo Boulliot, right, takes a break as she volunteers at the annual Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner at the Elks Lodge in Waterville on Sunday.

Stockings full of gifts for area children wait to be handed out at the annual Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner at the Elks Lodge in Waterville on Sunday.

Diners fill the room for the annual Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner at the Elks Lodge in Waterville on Sunday.

Autumn Pletcher sits with her mother, Mary, during the annual Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner at the Elks Lodge in Waterville on Sunday.