(01 of08)
Open Image ModalPresident Barack Obama hands out food for Thanksgiving at the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. He is joined by his family including first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha.(Susan Walsh, AP)
(02 of08)
Open Image ModalVolunteers help to serve the annual Safeway Feast of Sharing Nov. 23, 2011 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. The 12th annual feast provided a free turkey meal, a job fair, free clothing and free health screenings for low income and homeless DC residents to celebrate Thanksgiving. (Alex Wong, Getty Images)
(03 of08)
Open Image ModalJack Simon from Memphis, Tennessee, displays a peace sign as he eats a Thanksgiving holiday meal provided for Occupy DC demonstrators at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC, Nov. 23, 2011. Simon, a member of the Occupy Memphis movement, traveled to Washington to participate in the DC protest over the holiday weekend. (Saul Loeb, AFP / Getty Images)
(04 of08)
Open Image ModalWashington Redskins rookie players Erik Cook (R) and Nick Sundberg hand out frozen turkeys during the ninth annual Harris Teeter Redskins Harvest Feast at FedEx Field Nov. 22, 2011 in Landover, Maryland. The food donation program provides 3,500 families with a whole turkey and other food in a Thanksgiving basket. (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)
(05 of08)
Open Image Modal(L-R) Director of Meal Services at the Food Bank Daryl Foriest, New York Giants Team members Jim Cordle, Kevin Boothe and Chris Canty off load turkeys' as they prepare to deliver Thanksgiving dinners to residents of West Harlem at the Food Bank for New York City's Community Kitchen of West Harlem on Nov. 22. 2011 in New York City. (Jemal Countess, Getty Images)
(06 of08)
Open Image ModalMember of the Cleveland Browns, from left, tight end Jordan Cameron (84), guard John Greco (77), defensive end Brian Schaefering (91), offensive tackle Steve Vallos (60), and tight end Evan Moore (89) help load vehicles with boxes of frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving meals at the Cleveland Foodbank in Cleveland on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. The meals are headed to local shelters, food pantries, and hot meal sites supported by the Cleveland Foodbank. (Amy Sancetta, AP)
(07 of08)
Open Image ModalPeople attend the annual "I Cared Enough" Thanksgiving event organized by Daniel Cason Ministries, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, in Birmingham, Ala. Free groceries, clothes, haircuts, and health screening and a worship service before the Thanksgiving lunches were provided. (Linda Stelter, Birmingham News / AP)
(08 of08)
Open Image ModalUSO volunteer Pat Solomon, right, of Sandy Springs, Ga., greets U.S. Army Pfc. Damien Snow, 20, of Rochester, N.Y., as he returns to his base at Fort Benning next to a new banner reading "Welcome Our Troops Home" at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 in Atlanta. Just in time for Thanksgiving, Gov. Nathan Deal and Mayor Kasim Reed have left a lasting thank-you to the nation's troops passing through the world's busiest airport. (David Goldman, AP)