Those down on their luck have a place to turn on Thanksgiving thanks to the dedication and generosity of St. Francis House to Pine Street Inn. Grocery stores, restaurants, pro sports teams, food pantries, hospitals and big-hearted neighbors all keep giving to make the day as special as it can be. Happy Thanksgiving. You make Greater Boston great!

State Police and other volunteers help offload a truck full of Thanksgiving turkeys and side dishes during Stop & Shop’s annual Turkey Express Program for Mission Hill residents. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Over 500 bags are stuffed with produce. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Jennifer Brezniak, granddaughter of Robert Van Hoof who started the family owned business 70 years ago, checks out the flock of Broad Breasted White turkey’s at Bob’s Turkey Farm in Lancaster. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Stop and Shop’s Paul Medicke hands a turkey to Melissa Hughes as they help offload 1,500 donated turkeys from Stop and Shop in South Bay as well as stuffing donated from the Kraft family that went to residents in need. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)