Daniel Carlebach, a senior at Rowland Hall, puts a holiday meal into Marie Hedberg’s cart at a Crossroads Urban Center food distribution event at Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. This year’s Christmas food distribution marks the 23rd year of collaboration with Rowland Hall. Crossroads has been providing social services to individuals and families in need in Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas for over 50 years. Funding and support for the Christmas food distribution came from the staff, students,and families of Rowland Hall School, the Utah Food Bank, the Eccles Broadcast Center at the University of Utah, the B.W. Bastian Foundation, Rocky Mountain Power, and dozens of other individuals and local religious congregations. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Daniel Carlebach, a senior at Rowland Hall, puts a holiday meal into Marie Hedberg’s cart at a Crossroads Urban Center food distribution event at the school in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. This year’s Christmas food distribution marks the 23rd year of collaboration with Rowland Hall. Crossroads Urban Center has been providing social services to individuals and families in need in Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas for over 50 years. Funding and support for the Christmas food distribution came from the staff, students and families of Rowland Hall, the Utah Food Bank, the Eccles Broadcast Center at the University of Utah, the B.W. Bastian Foundation, Rocky Mountain Power, and dozens of other individuals and local religious congregations.

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Holiday food items are loaded into cars at a Crossroads Urban Center food distribution event at Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. This year’s Christmas food distribution marks the 23rd year of collaboration with Rowland Hall. Crossroads has been providing social services to individuals and families in need in Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas for over 50 years. Funding and support for the Christmas food distribution came from the staff, students,and families of Rowland Hall School, the Utah Food Bank, the Eccles Broadcast Center at the University of Utah, the B.W. Bastian Foundation, Rocky Mountain Power, and dozens of other individuals and local religious congregations. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Turkeys and the trimmings are gathered at Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City for a Crossroads Urban Center food distribution event on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. This year’s Christmas food distribution marks the 23rd year of collaboration with Rowland Hall. Crossroads has been providing social services to individuals and families in need in Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas for over 50 years. Funding and support for the Christmas food distribution came from the staff, students,and families of Rowland Hall School, the Utah Food Bank, the Eccles Broadcast Center at the University of Utah, the B.W. Bastian Foundation, Rocky Mountain Power, and dozens of other individuals and local religious congregations. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Madelyn Palmer, 11, carries a turkey and a shopping bad full of trimmings at a Crossroads Urban Center food distribution event at Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. This year’s Christmas food distribution marks the 23rd year of collaboration with Rowland Hall. Crossroads has been providing social services to individuals and families in need in Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas for over 50 years. Funding and support for the Christmas food distribution came from the staff, students,and families of Rowland Hall School, the Utah Food Bank, the Eccles Broadcast Center at the University of Utah, the B.W. Bastian Foundation, Rocky Mountain Power, and dozens of other individuals and local religious congregations. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Monet Palmer hugs daughter Madelyn at a Crossroads Urban Center food distribution event at Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. This year’s Christmas food distribution marks the 23rd year of collaboration with Rowland Hall. Crossroads has been providing social services to individuals and families in need in Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas for over 50 years. Funding and support for the Christmas food distribution came from the staff, students,and families of Rowland Hall School, the Utah Food Bank, the Eccles Broadcast Center at the University of Utah, the B.W. Bastian Foundation, Rocky Mountain Power, and dozens of other individuals and local religious congregations. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Monet Palmer places food into a trunk at a Crossroads Urban Center food distribution event at Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. This year’s Christmas food distribution marks the 23rd year of collaboration with Rowland Hall. Crossroads has been providing social services to individuals and families in need in Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas for over 50 years. Funding and support for the Christmas food distribution came from the staff, students,and families of Rowland Hall School, the Utah Food Bank, the Eccles Broadcast Center at the University of Utah, the B.W. Bastian Foundation, Rocky Mountain Power, and dozens of other individuals and local religious congregations. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Megan Palmer carries food at a Crossroads Urban Center food distribution event at Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. This year’s Christmas food distribution marks the 23rd year of collaboration with Rowland Hall. Crossroads has been providing social services to individuals and families in need in Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas for over 50 years. Funding and support for the Christmas food distribution came from the staff, students,and families of Rowland Hall School, the Utah Food Bank, the Eccles Broadcast Center at the University of Utah, the B.W. Bastian Foundation, Rocky Mountain Power, and dozens of other individuals and local religious congregations. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Matthew Palmer and Audrey Mancini place food items into a trunk at a Crossroads Urban Center food distribution event at Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. This year’s Christmas food distribution marks the 23rd year of collaboration with Rowland Hall. Crossroads has been providing social services to individuals and families in need in Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas for over 50 years. Funding and support for the Christmas food distribution came from the staff, students,and families of Rowland Hall School, the Utah Food Bank, the Eccles Broadcast Center at the University of Utah, the B.W. Bastian Foundation, Rocky Mountain Power, and dozens of other individuals and local religious congregations. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Mia Palmer organizes turkeys and bags of food at a Crossroads Urban Center food distribution event at Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. This year’s Christmas food distribution marks the 23rd year of collaboration with Rowland Hall. Crossroads has been providing social services to individuals and families in need in Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas for over 50 years. Funding and support for the Christmas food distribution came from the staff, students,and families of Rowland Hall School, the Utah Food Bank, the Eccles Broadcast Center at the University of Utah, the B.W. Bastian Foundation, Rocky Mountain Power, and dozens of other individuals and local religious congregations. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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