2023
Serving folks from Kent Island thru Centreville with food to cook their Thanksgiving Dinner. Family to Family!
WE ARE FINISHED TAKING NAMES FOR 2023!
Sponsored by local churches~Supported by
local community
Proverbs 22:9
The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
Services
Food Box Delivery
We provide door-to-door delivery of Thanksgiving food boxes filled with all the essentials for a memorable holiday meal.
Community Engagement
Churches, businesses, groups and schools participate with food drives, and displaying Turkey Tags for one family to choose to provide a Food Box and Turkey for Delivery to another family!
Volunteer Opportunities
We have so many opportunities to help; receiving and sorting food drive donations, working the Turkey Truck, preparing boxes for delivery, actual deliveries and after Thanksgiving work for sharing with others! We love our team of FEED A FAMILY volunteers and there is always room for more!
Contact
NEED HELP THIS THANKSGIVING?
The areas we serve are Stevensville, Chester, Grasonville, Queenstown, and the Centreville Area.
Thanksgiving Food Box and Frozen Turkey
Please call by November 12, 2023
WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR 2023
Food to be delivered by 2:00pm on Saturday, November 18
Someone must be present to sign for delivered food!
HOW CAN i HELP THIS THANKSGIVING?
FOOD DRIVES
Schools, smaller Churches, Teams, Scouts, Businesses and more organize food drives to drop off to us. We use the food to supplement larger families, help with the weekend food Back Pack Program, upcoming Christmas Programs and local Food Pantries.
FAMILY TURKEY TAGS
Churches, Businesses and Groups display tags that represent local families that have called for help. The Tag shows the family size and recommended size of Frozen Turkey to purchase. The back of the tag gives suggestions of food to purchase, and where and when to drop off your donation!
MONETARY DONATIONS
While we do not actively fund raise (we exchange food!) we do accept grocery gift cards, checks or cash. These monetary gifts are used for bread, electricity, porta-potty, but, mostly an extra donation to the largest families....a bag filled with household and personal items. We do not have 501 (c) (3) status.
WORK WEEK/DELIVERY DAY
2023 WORK WEEK is Tuesday, November 14, through Friday, November 17. We sort food drive items, receive and organize family tag donations, and prep for deliveries. Saturday, November 18, teams of individuals and families fill up their vehicles and deliver while others, do check outs and work outside with the Turkey Truck Team.
AFTER THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS!
The Monday after Thanksgiving, we begin the packing up and organizing leftovers to be distributed.
PARTNERS
LOCATION
Douglas Development lends us the enormous space for receiving and distributing food during the holidays! QAC Parks and Rec provides Douglas Development with a Certificate of Liability Insurance on our behalf.
PRODUCE/BREAD
Lowery's Fresh Produce and Teddy Bear Fresh donate potatoes and onions to supplement the food boxes. KIVFD Women's Auxiliary purchases loaves of bread.
FOOD DRIVE PICK UPS & MORE
The Knights of Columbus spend 2 mornings, during work week, picking up school food drive donations and delivering them to our work center. They also pick up, set up and return tables that we use through the week.
TABLES
EBBTIDE Tent and Party Rentals lend us sturdy tables that we use for check in and out....and for Family Boxes placement into their delivery areas.
PACKAGING
VICTORY Packaging donates and drops off flat boxes for us fold and use as needed!
TURKEY TRUCKS
RJH Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Services donates the use of two freezer trucks to keep the turkeys and more frozen until Delivery Day.
Some of our special volunteers have taken on the organization of this program! We wanted to help them out by being one of the many DROP OFF SITES!
