LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - It was all smiles, full plates, and warm hearts today as the community gathered at Mount Olive Baptist Church for Thanksgiving — or, as organizers called it, Community Giving. Wang Sistas hosted their first annual Community Giving, turning the afternoon into a moment of joy and gratitude for the community of Lake Charles.

Serving others was the mission behind Community Giving. The idea came to the Wang Sistas after a recent government shutdown left SNAP benefits uncertain for many local families. Concerned by what they saw on the news, the sisters decided to act.

“I came up with Community Giving,” said Megan Trahan, CEO of Wang Sistas. “One day I was sitting watching the news and seeing that food stamps was cancelled, I’m a person who thinks no one is never alo

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