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Sweet Alice Harris, Vice President Kamala Harris and meals to families

A smiling woman looks at a person dressed as a turkey.
Vice President Kamala Harris hands out broccoli at Big Sunday’s 11th Annual Thanksgiving Stuffing Event at Baldwin Hills Elementary School on Nov. 23, 2022, in Los Angeles.
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By Genaro MolinaStaff Photographer 
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Sweet Alice Harris, and her organization, Parents of Watts, provided Thanksgiving meals to hundreds of families at the 37th Turkey Giveaway in Watts. People started lining up early in the morning and didn’t seem to mind the cold to get their meals. Some said they wouldn’t have much of a Thanksgiving if it weren’t for organizations like Harris’ foundation. Hundreds were given a free turkey and fixings for a Thanksgiving meal. They were also given a $20 gift card to Smart & Final and offered free clothing, shoes and school supplies.

A child carrying a big bag walks among a lot of people outdoors.
A life-size turkey greets volunteers at Big Sunday’s 11th Annual Thanksgiving Stuffing Event at Baldwin Hills Elementary School on Nov. 23, 2022, in Los Angeles.
(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Vice President Kamala Harris handed out meals at Big Sunday’s 11th Annual Thanksgiving Stuffing Event at Baldwin Hills Elementary School. More than 1,500 volunteers handedout bags of food to families in need. Also Los Angeles County Shreiff-elect Robert Luna served Thanksgiving meals to downtown and Skid Row residents at the Los Angeles Mission.

A smiling man holds a pie in a container among long tables outdoors.
Los Angeles County Shreiff-elect Robert Luna serves Thanksgiving meals to downtown and skid row residents at the Los Angeles Mission on Nov. 23, 2022.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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A woman gets a turkey at a Parents of Watts event, which provided Thanksgiving meals to families.
Ignacio Fernandez gets a turkey at a Parents of Watts event, which provided Thanksgiving meals to families.
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People line up outdoors.
Hundreds wait in line at the 37th Annual Turkey Giveaway in Watts.
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A smiling woman in a seat.
Sweet Alice Harris, 88, oversees the turkey giveaway.
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A plane in the air seen through a piece colorful metal artwork.
A plane is framed within a portion of the recently restored Watts Towers, created by Simon Rodia, in Watts
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A wrapped turkey hangs from hands behind a person outdoors.
Saadia Jackson holds her free turkey while waiting in line for a bag of fixings.
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People fill bags outdoors.
Noel Zamora, center, with RJ’s Construction Supplies, fills bags with donated canned goods at the 37th Annual Turkey Giveaway.
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Colorful towers.
The recently restored Watts Towers.
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A row of people hold wrapped turkeys.
Abel Escarzaga, from right, his wife, Kimberly Gutierrez, their daughter Kailani Escarzaga and Abel’s mother, Petra Mendoza, hold their free turkeys.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Genaro Molina

Genaro Molina is an award-winning staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times. He has worked in journalism for more than 35 years starting at the San Francisco Chronicle. Molina has photographed the life and death of Pope John Paul II, the tragedy of AIDS in Africa, the impact of Hurricane Katrina, and Cuba after Castro. His work has appeared in nine books and his photographs have been exhibited extensively including at the Smithsonian Institute and the Annenberg Space for Photography.

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