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Since about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, Louise Hall sat in her car with her coffee, waiting for her Thanksgiving meal.

Not long after 11 a.m., she received a turkey and fresh vegetables.

“I don’t mind waiting,” Hall, a Gary resident, said while in line. “It’s a blessing. It’s truly a blessing, and I wouldn’t be here today if I didn’t need it.”

Hall was one of the 1,000 Gary residents who participated in the city’s annual Thanksgiving meal giveaway, a partnership between Mayor Eddie Melton’s administration and Faith CDC. Through the giveaway, Gary residents receive fresh vegetables and either a turkey or ham.

“It makes me really proud to see everyone helping out here,” Hall said. “Everyone is just working together, and it really makes a diffe

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