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Right here. parchment paper? >> parchment paper. >> reporter: over the weeks, this tent has come to mean much more than a meal. >> it's a safe place to cry, a safe place to let your feelings out. >> everybody has a feeling that they're all together and we're all in this together. >> reporter: at these tables, they have prayed, mourned the dead, even held a wedding reception. hal and michael baked the wedding cake. this is a place where folks temporarily escape what lies just outside. crews are making progress cleaning up and power, sewage, and water are all making a comeback. but there is stil...

>> this is your menu on parchment paper? over weeks this has come to moon much more than a meal. >> it's a safe place to cry and let your feelings out. >> everybody has a feeling that they're all together and we're in this together. >> reporter: they have prayed at the tables, mourned the dead, even held a wedding reception. hal and michael baked the wedding cake. a place where folks temporarily escape what lies outside. crews are cleaning up, and power, sewage, and water are making a comeback. there is still one staggering figure. at least 75% of the homes in mexico beach have been destro d d...

>> reporter: there w >> there was a building here, i promise. >> reporter: as michael shows me what used to be his restaurant, it's obvious the pain is still fresh. >> an open kitchen where everybody could see what was going on. >> reporter: it's gone. hal summers was general manager. he's lost his job and his home. both men could have wallowed in self-pity and left town. instead they decided to help the only way they could. they cooked. in a church parking lot amidst of roar of generators and grill, they began feeding first responds are and residents three times a day, seven days a week, for ...

Feeding residents and first responders, three times a day, seven days a week, for free. they call it camp happy tummies, fueled by donations and provides a hot meal. >> this is my planning menu. >> this is your menu right here. >> yeah. that is parchment paper. >> it's a safe place to cry and a safe place to let your feelings out. >> everybody has a feeling that they are altogether and we're all in this together. >> at these tables they have prayed, mourned the dead, and even held a wedding reception, hal and michael baked the wedding cake. this is a place where folks temporarily escape what l...

Destroyed. camp happy tummies is closing. food is easier to find. but before them, michael and hal will help prepare one last meal to be distributed around town for thanksgiving. is there a reason to be thankful in mexico beach? >> absolutely. >> reporter: even with all the destruction and everything that's been lost? >> even, even, even. >> we're still here. >> we're have a lot to be thankful for. we have our lives. we can rebuild. it's just going to take time. >> reporter: a month after the hurricane, people have stopped looking for reasons to be sad. instead they're looking for reasons to r...