Southland groups, volunteers offer free Thanksgiving meals to people in need
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George Wahhab (left), owner of the French Connection Bakery in Riverside, oversees the distribution of 2,500 free cakes in downtown Los Angeles.
Across the Southland this Thanksgiving Day, businesses, charitable organizations, and a wide variety of volunteers are offering meals to people in need. Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles took on the atmosphere of a summer street festival.
At the intersection of 6th and San Julian streets, a blues band played as the Midnight Mission served Thanksgiving fare to 2,300 people.
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The Bull Kogi Korean BBQ Taco gave out 400 free beef and kimchi burritos.
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A half block away, Radio Korea and the Bull Kogi Korean BBQ truck ran out of 400 beef and kimchi burritos in less than two hours. A man who worked at the truck said, in a perfect world, nobody would line up, meaning nobody would be in need.
Another half block down San Julian, the French Confection Bakery distributed 2,500 free cakes from the back of a van. George Wahhab started the business 30 years ago in Riverside. He’s served free cakes on Thanksgiving in downtown Los Angeles for a decade.
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