BALTIMORE -- The annual Bea Gaddy Thanksgiving dinner has returned to Patterson Park Recreation Center for its 43rd year. "To put a little light in someone's life even if it's only for a day, it's beneficial to me," said Shirleene Prioleau, a staff member with Bea Gaddy Family Centers.

"I'm thankful that the Lord woke me up this morning," shared one Baltimorean when asked what he was most grateful for this Thanksgiving, as he sat down to eat at the Bea Gaddy annual dinner.

The annual Bea Gaddy Thanksgiving Dinner began years ago with a lottery ticket. When President-elect Donald Trump said Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would recommend major cuts to the federal government in his administration,