Iowa Select Farms is holding Operation Christmas Meal drive-thru pork loin giveaways at area communities beginning Wednesday. Local families in need will receive a free five-pound pork loin. The schedule is:

Wednesday, Dec. 11:

Fort Dodge, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Webster County Fairgrounds, 22770 Old Highway 169, Fort Dodge

Sac City, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Sac County Fairgrounds, 416 Park Ave., Sac City

Monday, Dec. 16:

Laurens, 10 to 11 a.m., United Methodist Church, 201 W. Main St., Laurens

West Bend, noon to 1 p.m., West Bend Fire Station, 201 First St. N.E., West Bend

Gilmore City, 2 to 3 p.m., behind City Hall, 304 S. Gilmore St., Gilmore City

Eagle Grove, 4 to 5 p.m., Wright County Fairgrounds, 901 S.E. First St., Eagle Grove