Free Thanksgiving meals offered at area locations

Thanksgiving is a time of giving and remembering those who searched for a new life, voyaging to America and those who shared their bounties with those in need. This special time remains today, with many sharing their Thanksgiving meals with others and helping those who would otherwise have little to share. Many organizations, service groups and churches are offering Thanksgiving meals to everyone in need on Thanksgiving and the days leading up to it. Listed below are some of those who are offering either free meals at a table or take-home food baskets with turkeys and all the trimmings for a traditional meal. In Lake Elsinore and Wildomar, Holt Ministries and Centerpoint Church will offer turkey meal giveaways at the Wildomar Elks Lodge #2591, 33700 Mission Trail, Wildomar, to 1,000 fami