This holiday season, help bring joy to local people in need. Hiawatha Community Center, 2700 California Ave. SW, is holding a Giving Tree from now through December 17.

Bring in an unwrapped gift to the center, and it will be wrapped and donated to a local charity. For every donation, the donor will receive a ticket for one meal at the center’s Holiday Feast from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, December 18. The cost is $8 for each additional meal.

The Holiday Feast will feature dinner and a craft table for creating holiday decorations to take home. Last year’s dinner featured fried turkey, vegetables, vegetarian offerings, desserts, and more.

Please bring in gifts early. For more information, please call the center at 206-684-7441 or see www.seattle.gov/.