On Wednesday morning, volunteers unloaded 3,700 frozen turkeys from semitrailers at the Indian Walk-in Center in Salt Lake City for Crossroads Urban Center's annual giveaway.

In all, Harmons grocery stores donated 8,000 Thanksgiving turkeys to the Utah Food Bank to distribute to local food pantries, including Crossroads, the Dixie Care and Share in St. George and other organizations in Orem and Ogden.

In Salt Lake City, volunteers, including Harmons owners Bob and Randy Harmon, braved cold temperatures and snow to form a human chain to unload turkeys at the Indian Walk-in Center. Families in need began forming a line earlier in the day to get donated food for Thanksgiving Day and beyond.

Shoppers at the Utah-based chain donated to the cause by buying $10 certificates, and Harmons donated an additional $10,000.

According to the Utah Food Bank, one in seven children is at risk for hunger this year, and many families across the state will go without a Thanksgiving dinner. Food banks are also seeing a 40 percent increase from last year in requests for food.

To help, Harmons is selling $10 Food for Families bags throughout the holidays. The bags are pre-filled with essential food items and can be dropped in Utah Food Bank barrels in all Harmons stores.