Donna Farnham of the Oakland Lions Club receives a hug from a dinner patron at the annual free Thanksgiving dinner at Messalonskee High School in Oakland on Thursday
Paul Noble, left, Gaye Richards, center, and Tammy Thomas, right, prepare food for a free Thanksgiving dinner at the Cambridge General Store on Main Street in Cambridge on Thursday. This is the first year the store has hosted the dinner but hopes to make it an annual event. Donations were being accepted to buy Christmas gifts for local children.
Deb Burdin, left, and Fred Pike, right, provide music for the free Thanksgiving dinner at the Cambridge General Store on Main Street in Cambridge on Thursday
Peggy Mahue, 69, of Waterville, receives help from volunteer Kelly Tracy at the annual free Thanksgiving dinner at Messalonskee High School in Oakland on Thursday.
Dusty Thibotot, center, smiles as he recounts the many Thanksgiving meals he has attended at the Messalonskee Thanksgiving Day Community Meal at the high school in Oakland on Thursday
The Cambridge General Store on Main Street in Cambridge hosted a free Thanksgiving dinner for residents on Thursday. This is the first year the store has hosted the dinner but hopes to make it an annual event. Donations were being accepted to buy Christmas gifts for local children.
Donna Farnham, right, with the Oakland Lions Club, helps a dinner guest to a table at the annual free Thanksgiving dinner at Messalonskee High School in Oakland on Thursday.
Colby Burdin takes a moment to enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings at the Cambridge General Store on Main Street in Cambridge on Thursday. This is the first year the store has hosted the dinner but hopes to make it an annual event. Donations were being accepted to buy Christmas gifts for local children.
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