in phoenix, arizona, jarvis reddick and travis williams loading up for a turkey giveaway at their american legion. in whittier, california, pastor dr. joshua smith helping hand out 600 donated turkeys at zoe christian fellowship. and in mansfield, massachusetts, 8-year-old belmond schwartz has been hard at work for months. >> okay, that's all. lift it up. >> reporter: collecting food for people in his hometown. he got the idea after seeing people in need and asking his parents how he could help. >> there are a lot of people who don't have food and i want to help them in any way i can. >> reporter: so belmond started recruiting his third grade classmates, his neighbors, his community, to collect food. and he didn't stop there. grocery stores, target, walmart all donating too. belmond loading up the shopping cart and the family car. the food on their kitchen counter growing. so much of it, donatns >> reporter: the fire department helping get all of it to the local food pantry