Thousands volunteer for Big Sunday's BIG Thanksgiving Stuffing event in Studio City
More than 18,000 are expected to be fed as a result of the event, organizers said.
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More than 18,000 are expected to be fed as a result of the event, organizers said.
This year marks the 21st San Fernando Valley Veterans Day parade, the largest of its kind in Los Angeles County, drawing nearly 20,000 people each year.
The YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles is supporting $7.5 million in food distribution programs across 29 YMCA facilities in LA County as part of its "Feed LA" initiative.
Air traffic control staffing shortages are already slowing arrivals into LA and if it continues, Thanksgiving could be one of the most disrupted travel weeks the airport has experienced in years.
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