TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Pendas Law Firm in Tampa provided hundreds of local families with turkeys on Monday morning. It’s the 16th annual giveaway hosted by the law group.

“Last year I was like 156, I’m 197 today,” said Margaret Vazquez as she waited in line. She’s among the 800 who received all the fixings for a Thanksgiving feast.

“Without this, some people might not have a turkey on their table,” Vazquez added. “Due to the hurricane, everything has been tough, it’s been so much more difficult.”

Similar events help community members near the firm’s other office locations in Jacksonville, Orlando, Fort Myers, and Miami.

Lou Pendas is proud of how the effort has grown.

“During the course of 16 years, we’ve fed well over 250,000 people. So, it’s humbling to recognize that so many people are in that much need,” Pendas said. “This is not a cure-all. This is a one day they get a meal and they’re able to give thanks for that meal and I am able to receive those thanks.”

The Vazquez family is grateful for the effort this Thanksgiving and every other year. “Thank you, thank you, thank you,” she said.

According to the attorney, they’ll distribute 3,000 turkeys for Thursday’s holiday. The giveaway wraps up on Thursday in Orlando.