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18th annual Thanksgiving meal at Vivint Arena a labor of love for needy Utahns

Robert Aguilar eats mashed potatoes as the Salt Lake City Mission, Utah Food Services, All-Star Catering, Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment employees and the Miller family serve Thanksgiving meals to the homeless and low-income individuals at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016.

SALT LAKE CITY — If not for a recent car crash, Chris Martin would have been hard at work Monday on a construction crew that is building a grocery store in northern Utah.

Instead, Martin was in Salt Lake City staying temporarily at the downtown homeless shelter as he awaits medical appointments for treatment of injuries related to the crash.