BANNING (CNS) - Thousands of turkeys were going to food pantries and
other nonprofits in Riverside County and elsewhere this week for Thanksgiving
meals to be served to those in need, thanks to a decades-old charitable program
operated by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.According to the tribe, 15,000 turkeys are being donated to provide
roughly 300,000 dinners throughout the region as part of the annual Morongo
Thanksgiving Outreach."Morongo launched our Thanksgiving Outreach program more than three
decades ago to help those struggling to put food on the table,'' tribal
Chairman Charles Martin said. "The last couple of years have presented
unprecedented challenges for so many, and we are humbled to be in the position
to help those in need."Since the program began,
