Thanksgiving Basket Donations
Beth Skogen
A person in a turkey suit carrying a turkey.
The Goodman turkey helps load groceries into cars on distribution day in 2021.
media release: 5 Ways You Can Help Our Thanksgiving Basket Drive
Your support is crucial to help us meet our goal of supplying 4,000 Dane County families with Thanksgiving groceries.
We can't do it without YOU! Each year our community turns out with volunteer hours, food donations and monetary gifts to help us collect and distribute everything needed to make a Thanksgiving meal at home. Read on for all the ways you can help.
1. Give Money: Your monetary donation lets us provide fresh foods in each basket. We purchase perishable groceries like veggies, milk, butter and eggs, and also purchase items to fill in any other gaps, including turkeys. Donate Now
2. Give Food: We rely on your donations of shelf-stable groceries and frozen turkeys to fill all the baskets. Donations can be dropped off at the Goodman Community Center, during the following times:
- Saturday - Sunday, Nov. 15-16 12pm-4pm (Goodman gym)
- Monday - Friday, Nov. 17-21 10am-7pm (Goodman gym)
- Saturday - Sunday, Nov. 22-23, 9am-5pm (Waubesa Street)
Need to drop off sooner? Most food can be delivered to our Ironworks building any day during the month of November, 9am-8pm. But please save frozen turkey donations until Nov. 15!
3. Host a Food Drive or Fundraiser: Food drives and fundraisers are a HUGE help. Could you host one at your workplace, faith community, club or neighborhood — or raise money through your online community? Please let us know you're hosting a food drive by filling out the food drive registration form.
We’ve created a handy food drive kit with everything you need to let your friends, coworkers and neighbors know about this great community effort. Features posters, shopping lists, sample images and more!Host a food drive
4. Talk Turkey! Help us spread the word. When you talk about the Thanksgiving Basket Drive with your friends and family, you're helping us get this important work in front of new people.
We've created a kit with posters, a shopping list, photos and caption templates that will make it easy to share this story with your network. Get the Kit
5. Give Your Time: It takes a lot of volunteers to make Thanksgiving Baskets a success – we'd love to have you join us. Volunteers are needed for numerous tasks to ensure we can fill every basket.
Volunteer spots open in late September and fill up very quickly. If a shift is interesting but filled, add yourself to the wait list, and you'll be notified if someone cancels. See Opportunities
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