Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for all you have.

But sometimes families need a little extra help.

That’s why the Summit Hill Sons of American Legion Post 316 are continuing their annual tradition to make sure their neighbors have a bountiful meal on Thursday.

The organization recently presented the Summit Hill Food Pantry with a check for $2,000, which will be used to feed 50 families this holiday.

Joyce Tirpak, who runs the food pantry, said that if there are any remaining funds after the purchases for Thanksgiving meals, it will go toward purchasing other necessary items for those who receive items from the pantry.

The Sons have been donating money for frozen turkeys on Thanksgiving since the 1990s, and according to Joe Zubek, SAL finance officer, this donation brings the total given to the pantry by the group to nearly $32,000.

“We’re always happy to do this,” Zubek said. “Everyone deserves to have a Thanksgiving meal.”

The Summit Hill Food Pantry is a division of Shepherd House, an entity that contracts with government agencies to receive state and federal funding to help the needy. Shepherd House provides some nonperishable food items, but the majority of food distributed in the borough is donated by Summit Hill residents.