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A host of churches, shelters and at least one restaurant will offer steaming hot plates of turkey and all the fixings Thanksgiving day for those in need.{br class="hardreturn" /} Cafe Dejeuner owner Terry Swenson will once again offer his "Give Back to the Community" meal at his east Medford cafe. This will be his seventh year, after taking a break last year.{br class="hardreturn" /} Swenson said he started the meal as a way to thank the community for supporting his business and to provide a turkey dinner for those in need.{br class="hardreturn" /} Swenson has garnered donations from his vendors and other community businesses. A donation jar is also on the counter at his cafe for customers to donate prior to the holidays.{br class="hardreturn" /} "We started it back in 2008 when the recession hit. The idea was it was tough times so we would help people out," Swenson said.{br class="hardreturn" /} "Skipping last year, we hope we didn't lose a following," he said. "The attendance has gone up every year. Last (time) we served 150 to 170 people."{br class="hardreturn" /} Here's a list of Thanksgiving dinners. All are open to the community and free:{br class="hardreturn" /} • Cafe Dejeuner, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1108 E. Main St., Medford.{br class="hardreturn" /} • Phoenix Community Kitchen, 1 to 3 p.m., inside First Presbyterian Church, 121 W. Second St., Phoenix.{br class="hardreturn" /} • Medford First Christian Church, 2 to 5 p.m., 1900 Crater Lake Ave., Medford.{br class="hardreturn" /} • Real Life Church, 3 to 5 p.m., 2417 Avenue A, White City. Reservations are appreciated, at 541-830-4673.{br class="hardreturn" /} • Medford Gospel Mission, 1:30 to 3 p.m., 125 W. Jackson St., Medford.{br class="hardreturn" /} Hosting one of the largest Thanksgiving dinners in the valley, the Medford Gospel Mission will carve up two dozen turkeys cooked in a smoker provided by the Butcher Shop in Eagle Point. {br class="hardreturn" /} "No one would leave hungry," said cook Brennen Armstrong. "We do dinner every night here, and it's always open to the public. When I first came here, I had never seen a mission that does stuff like we do, so it's pretty remarkable."{br class="hardreturn" /} Both Armstrong and Swenson said their meals are "first come, first served." Swenson noted his cafe was was not large, but diners, if patient, will be well fed.{br class="hardreturn" /} "If we get filled up and there's no place to sit, they can't get mad at us," he said.{br class="hardreturn" /} "We promise no one will leave hungry, and it will be the usual sumptuous Thanksgiving feast."{br class="hardreturn" /} Reach Medford freelance writer Buffy Pollock at [email protected]. {br class="hardreturn" /}