Volunteers prepare take-out meals that would be delivered by other volunteers on Thursday during the annual Messalonskee Thanksgiving Day Community Meal in Oakland.
This family of volunteers kept busy during the annual Messalonskee Thanksgiving Day Community Meal on Thursday in Oakland. Rachael McKenney carries her youngest daughter, Olivia, while delivering pies as her son Liam peers from under the tray. Daughter Kaydence is at right and sister Jenna Nesbit is at left.
Mike Perkins, a long-time mover and shaker for the annual Messalonskee Thanksgiving Day Community Meal, speaks with drivers delivering meals to area homes on Thursday. Perkins' granddaughter Sophia is perched on his shoulders.
These three women enjoyed the company and the food Saturday during the annual Messalonskee Thanksgiving Day Community Meal in Oakland. From left are Beth Haluszka, Christine Reynolds and Selma Pulcifur.
Mike Perkins, a longtime mover and shaker for the annual Messalonskee Thanksgiving Day Community Meal, jokes with volunteer drivers while packing boxes for take-out meals that went to area homes on Thursday.
Mike Marston, left, chats with the Messalonskee Thanksgiving Day Community Meal founder Bud King during the annual dinner on Thursday at Messalonskee High School in Oakland. Marston and King have worked together for the popular event since 1990.
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