MEMPHIS, Tenn. --The season of giving has kicked off in the Mid-South. Over the weekend, WREG informed viewers about all kinds of food giveaways and drives happening. As it turns out, that work continues throughout this week as well. MemFeast, the annual hot Thanksgiving meal giveaway will be held on Wednesday at 10 locations across the city. Hot meals will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. MemFeast locations. The turkey is on the grill outside of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church on Monday. "This year's theme is about how we are better together," said Dr. J. Lawrence Turner, the Senior Pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church. Clergy, city council, county commission and city of Memphis leaders are coming together as they prepare for MemFeast. Last year, groups made up of hundreds of volunteers, came together to serve hot meals to thousands at locations throughout Memphis on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. Volunteers assembled hundreds of boxes containing food items that can feed a family for a week. However, referrals for these boxes are required. Just a few hours before this announcement, at Gaston Community Center there was another giveaway happening. L.Y.E. Academy, FeedWells and Magic Wireless came together to give away 600 turkeys at multiple community centers throughout the day.  Doctors encourage citizens to get their vaccinations ahead of the holiday season Also enjoying cookies, music, games and other giveaways. "It's our way to give back to a community that has always served us," CEO of FeedWells, BreAnna Boyd said. "What we do every day is we feed charter and private schools and this is another initiative for us to be a resource to the city." "Giving back is just a passion of mine, to see smiles on everyone's faces. They're dancing, they're having a good time," the Owner of L.Y.E. Academy, Ladia Yates said. Pastor Turner told WREG that while he's encouraged to see everyone doing their part during the holidays, it also highlights a bigger issue.  "This is just evidence that we've got a whole lot more work structurally to deal with systemic poverty so they're not so many people who have to rely upon events of goodwill like this," Turner said.