MARION COUNTY, Fla. — The Ocala Police Department donated 50 Thanksgiving dinners to families in need.
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OPD staff donated money that they received originally for their own meals, and bought meals for those in need.
A full Thanksgiving meal consisted of a turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, green beans, rice, rolls, cranberry sauce, and either sweet potato or pumpkin pie.
The meals were then hand-delivered to multiple homes in Ocala.
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OPD also donated three turkeys to The Kings Embassy Of Kingdom Nation church for its free community Thanksgiving dinner.
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