BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers HELPING HANDS-From left, Terri Arias, Terry Moerler, Raymond McCarthy and John Gorham, executive director of Manna food bank, unload canned goods and household items to be distributed to people in need. Manna, at 3020 Crescent Way in Thousand Oaks, will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Wed., Nov. 22, for donations. For information, call (805) 497-4959.