Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and the 44th annual KDKA-TV Turkey Fund is just about in the books. There is still time to donate, though. So, if you haven't pitched in yet, it's not too late.

As we all get ready for the big day, we'd like you to journey with us back in time to reflect on how this mission came to be and why it's still so important to our community all these years later.

It was autumn 1982. Pittsburgh's once solid steel industry was starting to crumble. Mill after mill was closing, leaving untold numbers of steelworkers unemployed and unsure how to keep their families afloat, especially as the holidays approached.

Enter KDKA's Al Julius with a commentary on helping those in need. After hearing that commentary, a viewer mailed Julius $10 with instructions to buy someone a meal.

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