Photo Gallery: Pasadena Senior Center Holiday Food distribution
Tino Gutierrez, of Eagle Rock, arranges the handles of the bags with groceries so they are easier to grab at the Pasadena Senior Center where more than 600 came to receive holiday food packages in Pasadena on Friday, December 7, 2012. A bag of food, that includes staples like peanut butter, rice, cheese and cereal, also had a fresh chicken that was provided by San Marino, and a fresh vegetable. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Hundreds of seniors lined up in Old Pasadena to pick up packages of food in a reflection of continuing struggles for many elderly people in the area. Volunteers at the Pasadena Senior Center saw demand for the monthly giveaway soar during the Great Recession, and have yet to see it abate.
Senior Center Director of Social Services Diane Mgrublian carries a box of broccoli to a staging area at the Pasadena Senior Center where more than 600 came to receive holiday food packages in Pasadena on Friday, December 7, 2012. A bag of food, that includes staples like peanut butter, rice, cheese and cereal, also had a fresh chicken that was provided by San Marino, and a fresh vegetable. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
A long line of seniors form at the Pasadena Senior Center where more than 600 came to receive holiday food packages in Pasadena on Friday, December 7, 2012. A bag of food, that includes staples like peanut butter, rice, cheese and cereal, also had a fresh chicken that was provided by San Marino, and a fresh vegetable. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Hector Illescas, of Pasadena, carries and wheels 4 bags of groceries at the Pasadena Senior Center where more than 600 came to receive holiday food packages in Pasadena on Friday, December 7, 2012. A bag of food, that includes staples like peanut butter, rice, cheese and cereal, also had a fresh chicken that was provided by San Marino, and a fresh vegetable. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
The contents of a bag of groceries at the Pasadena Senior Center where more than 600 came to receive holiday food packages in Pasadena on Friday, December 7, 2012. A bag of food, that includes staples like peanut butter, rice, cheese and cereal, also had a fresh chicken that was provided by San Marino, and a fresh vegetable. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Paul Comi, of the San Marino Rotary, unloads a box of fresh chickens at the Pasadena Senior Center where more than 600 came to receive holiday food packages in Pasadena on Friday, December 7, 2012. A bag of food, that includes staples like peanut butter, rice, cheese and cereal, also had a fresh chicken that was provided by San Marino, and a fresh vegetable. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
A senior receives bags of groceries at the Pasadena Senior Center where more than 600 came to receive holiday food packages in Pasadena on Friday, December 7, 2012. A bag of food, that includes staples like peanut butter, rice, cheese and cereal, also had a fresh chicken that was provided by San Marino, and a fresh vegetable. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
San Marino Mayor Richard Sun greets Demetrio Villanueva Kalaw after he gave him a chicken at the Pasadena Senior Center where more than 600 came to receive holiday food packages in Pasadena on Friday, December 7, 2012. A bag of food, that includes staples like peanut butter, rice, cheese and cereal, also had a fresh chicken that was provided by San Marino, and a fresh vegetable. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Tino Gutierrez grabs a box with groceries arrange for distribution at the Pasadena Senior Center where more than 600 came to receive holiday food packages in Pasadena on Friday, December 7, 2012. A bag of food, that includes staples like peanut butter, rice, cheese and cereal, also had a fresh chicken that was provided by San Marino, and a fresh vegetable. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Boxes with two bags of groceries are unloaded at the Pasadena Senior Center where more than 600 came to receive holiday food packages in Pasadena on Friday, December 7, 2012. A bag of food, that includes staples like peanut butter, rice, cheese and cereal, also had a fresh chicken that was provided by San Marino, and a fresh vegetable. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
A large auditorium fills at the Pasadena Senior Center where more than 600 came to receive holiday food packages in Pasadena on Friday, December 7, 2012. A bag of food, that includes staples like peanut butter, rice, cheese and cereal, also had a fresh chicken that was provided by San Marino, and a fresh vegetable. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Seniors wait at the door waiting to enter at the Pasadena Senior Center where more than 600 came to receive holiday food packages in Pasadena on Friday, December 7, 2012. A bag of food, that includes staples like peanut butter, rice, cheese and cereal, also had a fresh chicken that was provided by San Marino, and a fresh vegetable. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)
Paul Chang, of the Tennis Club of San Marino, unloads and places a box with two bags of groceries at the Pasadena Senior Center where more than 600 came to receive holiday food packages in Pasadena on Friday, December 7, 2012. A bag of food, that includes staples like peanut butter, rice, cheese and cereal, also had a fresh chicken that was provided by San Marino, and a fresh vegetable. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)