Oasis Senior Center guests give thanks for food and friends

Pumpkin pie is rolled out by staff members of the Newport Beach Recreation & Senior Services Department and the Oasis Senior Center during a Thanksgiving luncheon Wednesday at the center in Corona del Mar.

Staff prepares plates for Wednesday’s Thanksgiving luncheon at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar.

Guest Helga Metuska, right, greets a friend during Wednesday’s Thanksgiving luncheon at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar.

Pumpkin pie heads toward diners at the Oasis Senior Center during a Thanksgiving luncheon Wednesday in Corona del Mar.

Guests sit at a colorful food-filled table during a Thanksgiving luncheon Wednesday at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar.

Plates of sliced turkey with gravy, stuffing and vegetables await guests at a Thanksgiving luncheon at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar on Wednesday.

A guest sits amid holiday colors Wednesday as she has Thanksgiving lunch at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar.

Traditional Thanksgiving meals are served Wednesday at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar.

Longtime Newport Beach civic leader Evelyn Hart, seated at center, chats with a friend during a Thanksgiving luncheon Wednesday at the Oasis Senior Center, where Hart is a board member.

Guests arrive to Wednesday’s Thanksgiving luncheon at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar.