WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- Hundreds of volunteers came together with Food & Friends to pack meals for 900 people dealing with serious illnesses and their families across the DMV this Thanksgiving. Food & Friends creates, packs and delivers medically tailored meals year-round but on Thanksgiving they provide families with a feast to make the holiday easier and enjoyable for their sick clients. "I think this is an important opportunity for them to gather their loved ones around them. A lot of our clients are not feeling well enough to cook and shop on their own. So we really want to send an abundance today so that they can gather around, you know, the. Folks who have been part of their care team this year, their friends and family, and just feel the love from feeling fresh," said Carrie Stoltzfus, Executive Director, Food & Friends.   Thousands participate in Turkey Chase Charity Race in Bethesda More than 300 volunteers packed and delivered 4500 meals. Meals included turkey, cornbread, cranberry sauce, fruit, apple pie and more. "We could not do this without our community, without our supporters, our donors and our volunteers. This is community work. You know, we are a community based organization. We need the our volunteers doubled the capacity of our staff. So we really couldn't do this without them," she said. Many of their clients are dealing with serious illnesses like cancer, heart failure, HIV, Aids, Kidney failure. Stoltzfus says although normally their meals are medically tailored and designed to meet the needs of people's conditions and symptoms and side effects, it's nice to offer that Thanksgiving feel with a nice meal this holiday. Food & Friends are looking for volunteers all year round. You can visit their website.