Hometown Pinellas

. Sunstar Paramedics annual food drive: Sunstar Paramedics, the ambulance provider for Pinellas County, collected food for its annual Thanksgiving food drive to benefit the RCS Food Bank. Sunstar Paramedics and its employees collected and donated a total of 1,982 pounds of food for RCS.

Gulf Beach Masonic Lodge gives out holiday baskets: Gulf Beach Masonic Lodge, 14020 Marguerite Drive, Madeira Beach, prepared and delivered Thanksgiving food baskets to less fortunate families in the area. The baskets included a large turkey, pies and side dishes. Gulf Beach Lodge has provided holiday baskets for more than 40 years.

Compiled by Divya Kumar, Times staff writer