Ray of Hope has kicked off the Thanksgiving Food Collection benefiting the Kids Cupboard Food Pantry.

Needed are turkeys along with stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, butter, bread rolls, yams, whip cream, pumpkin pies, cranberries, and apple cider for the holidays.

The Thanksgiving Food Collection will help feed some of the area’s neediest children.

They’re the ones who are referred to Ray of Hope via agencies such as Child Abuse Prevention Agency, and San Joaquin County Protective Services, to name a few.

Donations can be dropped off at the Manteca office located at 113 W. Yosemite Ave.

For more information, call Executive Director Laura Saunders at 209.597.0574.