The Lighthouse Foundation is taking special donations for families celebrating Thanksgiving this year.

According to Joe Franciscus, food pantry director at the foundation, the pantry doesn't give an annual holiday dinner, but instead asks for various items needed to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving meal.

“At the beginning of October, it's a good time to ask people to get items together,” Franciscus said.

On its list of needs this year are canned pumpkin and pineapple, broth, yams, cake and brownie mix, instant mashed and scalloped potatoes, macaroni and cheese, pie crust and filling, cranberry sauce, stuffing and more.

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