Volunteers on Monday were packing up boxes and loading pallets to distribute them to 120 charities throughout the Inland Empire.
The donations to pre-selected non-profit groups are part of the tribe's 38th Annual Thanksgiving Outreach Program. Since its launch, the tribe has provided more than 4.1 million holiday meals to those in need.
"As a tribe, we know that working together as a group creates opportunities. To that end, the surrounding community and other charitable organizations ... We know that helping them helps us. Helps the whole entire community. So it's a tribal characteristic that we have built on," said Charles Martin, Chairman of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
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