Submitted Photo Tom Wible, initiative lead and member of the Velva American Legion and Velva Veterans Group, holds a sack of potatoes and a turkey that were part of a food giveaway Thursday, Nov. 20, by the two groups to help those in need for Thanksgiving.

VELVA – The Velva American Legion and Velva Veterans Group are helping make this year’s Thanksgiving more joyful for those in need.

On Thursday, Nov. 20, the groups held a giveaway of essential items for Thanksgiving meals to people in need. The giveaway was held in the Velva City Park.

The idea for the project was spearheaded by Tom Wible, a member of both the Velva American Legion and Velva Veterans Group, who personally provided food baskets for local people in need last year for Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to informatio

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