Volunteers with Operation Thanksgiving Blessings are preparing food for a Thanksgiving feast they will drive over five hours to distribute to people in need in Avery County, North Carolina after Tropical Storm Helene devastated parts of western North Carolina.
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Volunteers with Operation Thanksgiving Blessings are preparing food for a Thanksgiving feast they will drive over five hours to distribute to people in need in Avery County, North Carolina after Tropical Storm Helene devastated parts of western North Carolina.
Mandatory Credit: Angie Acree and Michael Keeter via CNN Newsource

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