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Photos: Chattanooga Community Kitchen hosts Christmas Lunch and Toy Giveaway

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Shana Hilson sorts through toys during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn. — Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Shana Hilson sorts through toys during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Shana Hilson sorts through toys during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

By Staff photos by Troy Stolt December 25, 2020 1 min read

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Christmas at Chattanooga’s Community Kitchen

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Marcia Hayes, the Director of Operations at the Chattanooga Community Kitchen, tells Chattanooga residents in line that they may enter four at a time to practice social distancing during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Nehemias Reynoso reaches for a stuffed animal as her older sister Selena waits to receive a Christmas present during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Ruth Reynoso, right, waits to receive a Christmas present as her younger sister Nehemias, left, hugs a stuffed animal tightly during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Oscar Reynoso holds his son Natan as he speaks with Santa Claus while waiting in line for his children's toys during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Selena Reynoso holds the door to the Chattanooga Community Kitchen open for her sister Ruth, and brother Natan, as her father Oscar pushes a bike out of the door during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Chattanooga Community Kitchen volunteer Sharon Thomas cuts a pie while prepping for a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Marcia Hayes, the Director of Operations at the Chattanooga Community Kitchen, pulls hash browns out of the oven before a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Kim Jade, a volunteer at the Chattanooga Community Kitchen, pours lemonade into a drink dispenser while prepping for a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Chattanooga residents line up to get food during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Santa Claus walks through the Chattanooga Community Kitchen during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / 7-year-old Joseph Larmer, right, stands in front of Santa Claus as he waits for a Christmas present during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Natividad Manuel, right, and her brother Richard, center check out their new toys after visiting with Santa Claus during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Trina Taylor, right, hugs Santa Claus during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Taylor said she had come to the Community Kitchen because she was "feeling depressed about not being able to see her family for Christmas".

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Volunteers prepare food to be served during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Shana Hilson sorts through toys during a Christmas meal and toy giveaway at the Community Kitchen on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The Chattanooga Community Kitchen hosted its annual Christmas Lunch and Toy Giveaway on Dec. 25, 2020.

Residents and their children enjoyed a warm meal along with free gifts for the kids.