CINCINNATI —

As a member of Crossroads Church in Oakley, Robbie Dufek said she has been inspired to give back.

"I'm a kind of giver that I do it for me, the joy that it brings me knowing that somebody else is going to receive the gift that I give them. I don't need to know who it is," Dufek said.

Knowing she's making a difference is what means the most to Dufek.

"It is just the act of giving that is important to me, and what I like to share and what my family likes to do," Dufek said.

Her family is one of the thousands participating in this year's Thanksgiving food drive through Crossroads.

Everyone who picks up a box is asked to load it up with a turkey and all the fixings.

"Each meal feeds six to ten people. So, across all Crossroads sites, we're looking at 100,000 people will be fed from all of these boxes throughout the region," said Keymonte Crooms, ReachOut Site Director at Crossroads in Oakley.

Boxes should all be filled by this weekend, just in time for the big-drop off. Like in past years, donors won't even have to get out of their cars to share a meal that feeds the soul.

"We've even had people see the collection going on and run to Kroger without a box and show up with plastic bags and say, 'Here's the food' and we'll have a box and can box it up for them that way," Crooms said.

Every box collected with then be distributed to 70 organizations throughout Greater Cincinnati that will then give Thanksgiving dinners to their members.

Anyone who wants to get involved can pick up a box at any Crossroads location.

COVINGTON, Ky. — It wouldn't be Christmas Day without the annual Northern Kentucky Christmas Day dinner, but there are some changes in place for this year's dinner.

For years, the Sunday Morning Club has sponsored the event, which regularly feeds close to 2,000 people at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center each Christmas Day.

"This is our 33rd year with the dinner and it just makes you feel good," Tom Hall, president of the Sunday Morning Club, said

This year, the club will still be feeding those in need, but the food will be in take-out containers which will have turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, dessert and more.

The club will also be at the Parish Kitchen on Madison Avenue in Covington, rather than the convention center.

"It's a little different this year because you have to take it with you," Hall said. "But that's our main goal, to help anyone we can."

You can walk or drive up to Parish Kitchen at 1561 Madison Ave. from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A restaurant in Beverly Hills is facing criticism for trying to plan a “discreet” New Year’s Eve dinner violating California’s coronavirus restrictions.

Indoor and outdoor dining have been banned in the Southern California region after the area reached ICU bed capacity earlier this month according to the state’s health department.

A journalist in the Los Angeles area tweeted an image of the invitation, which allegedly were inserted into to-go bags from La Scala. The dinner was supposed to have a 1920s prohibition/speakeasy theme.

“We are considering taking reservations for New Year’s Eve Dinner. Inside,” the invitation reads, asking the recipient to let La Scala know if they are interested in participating. “If enough interest we’ll contact you back to secure a reservation (sic). Please keep this discreet, but tell all your friends.”

The City of Beverly Hills contacted the restaurant and reminded management of the current dining restrictions, according to the Los Angeles Times.

“We understand this is an incredibly difficult time for all of our businesses,” the statement to the LA Times reads, “however the County Order does currently prohibit indoor and outdoor dining, including in the City of Beverly Hills.”

California has recorded more than 2.1 million cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic started, and more than 24,200 deaths.