LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (KABC) -- The holiday season is barely underway, but the spirit is already taking a hit for a non-profit in the Inland Empire.

A truck carrying nearly 500 turkeys meant for a Grab-n-Go Food Distribution and Turkey Giveaway in Lake Elsinore was stolen Saturday.

The events are held by the U.R. Important Foundation , which planned to hand out the turkeys to those in need.

The organization's director said the team stepped away from the truck for a quick break. When they returned, the truck was gone.

Alexxa Oliver, director of the foundation, says the response from the community was really moving.

"We felt really bad because we were not able to provide turkeys for them, but then they felt bad for us, too, and they were telling us that they were sorry... I was reall

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