Interfaith Thanksgiving Service: Loving and serving our neighbors
For more photos of Thanksgiving Baskets distribution and registration days, click on this link. Photos are courtesy of Deacon Mark Fuller of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church.
This presentation for Thanksgiving Baskets was delivered at the 45th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at First Lutheran Church. Every year, the service is held at a different house of worship to celebrate our shared commitment to serving our neighbor. This year's collection at the service topped $1,200, and it will all go toward seeding next year's Thanksgiving Baskets effort.
Thank you all for coming together tonight to celebrate the messages that unite our faiths, celebrate our shared humanity and make life better throughout our Stark County community.
Thank you also for the nearly 40 years of support you’ve given to Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown. We’ve adapted over the years to the realities of the likes of Covid and the economy. But at our core, we’ve remained a grassroots interfaith group made up entirely of volunteers.
And what a great group of volunteers have become part of the Thanksgiving Baskets family. Each year, they raise awareness and money to feed hundreds of families in our community. And the community itself – faith groups, individuals and businesses and organizations -- respond with wonderful generosity. The effort culminates with the giveaway the Saturday before Thanksgiving and this year, we distributed nearly 900 turkeys and gift certificates to our neighbors.
And once we defrosted our fingers and toes – because the only guarantee in life is that it will snow, sleet or freezing rain that Saturday – we start all over again. The big launch for next year’s effort is tonight, when the collection is dedicated toward seeding 2025. Whatever you give now allows us to begin planning so we can maximize the resources of our community to best meet its needs.
We truly are greater than the sum of our parts, and your generosity is part of that greatness.
Again, thank you all.
Thank you all for coming together tonight to celebrate the messages that unite our faiths, celebrate our shared humanity and make life better throughout our Stark County community.
Thank you also for the nearly 40 years of support you’ve given to Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown. We’ve adapted over the years to the realities of the likes of Covid and the economy. But at our core, we’ve remained a grassroots interfaith group made up entirely of volunteers.
And what a great group of volunteers have become part of the Thanksgiving Baskets family. Each year, they raise awareness and money to feed hundreds of families in our community. And the community itself – faith groups, individuals and businesses and organizations -- respond with wonderful generosity. The effort culminates with the giveaway the Saturday before Thanksgiving and this year, we distributed nearly 900 turkeys and gift certificates to our neighbors.
And once we defrosted our fingers and toes – because the only guarantee in life is that it will snow, sleet or freezing rain that Saturday – we start all over again. The big launch for next year’s effort is tonight, when the collection is dedicated toward seeding 2025. Whatever you give now allows us to begin planning so we can maximize the resources of our community to best meet its needs.
We truly are greater than the sum of our parts, and your generosity is part of that greatness.
Again, thank you all.
Another year of sharing the feast
This presentation for Thanksgiving Baskets was delivered at the 45th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at First Lutheran Church. Every year, the service is held at a different house of worship to celebrate our shared commitment to serving our neighbor. This year's collection at the service topped $1,200, and it will all go toward seeding next year's Thanksgiving Baskets effort.
Thank you all for coming together tonight to celebrate the messages that unite our faiths, celebrate our shared humanity and make life better throughout our Stark County community.
Thank you also for the nearly 40 years of support you’ve given to Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown. We’ve adapted over the years to the realities of the likes of Covid and the economy. But at our core, we’ve remained a grassroots interfaith group made up entirely of volunteers.
And what a great group of volunteers have become part of the Thanksgiving Baskets family. Each year, they raise awareness and money to feed hundreds of families in our community. And the community itself – faith groups, individuals and businesses and organizations -- respond with wonderful generosity. The effort culminates with the giveaway the Saturday before Thanksgiving and this year, we distributed nearly 900 turkeys and gift certificates to our neighbors.
And once we defrosted our fingers and toes – because the only guarantee in life is that it will snow, sleet or freezing rain that Saturday – we start all over again. The big launch for next year’s effort is tonight, when the collection is dedicated toward seeding 2025. Whatever you give now allows us to begin planning so we can maximize the resources of our community to best meet its needs.
We truly are greater than the sum of our parts, and your generosity is part of that greatness.
Again, thank you all.
Thank you all for coming together tonight to celebrate the messages that unite our faiths, celebrate our shared humanity and make life better throughout our Stark County community.
Thank you also for the nearly 40 years of support you’ve given to Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown. We’ve adapted over the years to the realities of the likes of Covid and the economy. But at our core, we’ve remained a grassroots interfaith group made up entirely of volunteers.
And what a great group of volunteers have become part of the Thanksgiving Baskets family. Each year, they raise awareness and money to feed hundreds of families in our community. And the community itself – faith groups, individuals and businesses and organizations -- respond with wonderful generosity. The effort culminates with the giveaway the Saturday before Thanksgiving and this year, we distributed nearly 900 turkeys and gift certificates to our neighbors.
And once we defrosted our fingers and toes – because the only guarantee in life is that it will snow, sleet or freezing rain that Saturday – we start all over again. The big launch for next year’s effort is tonight, when the collection is dedicated toward seeding 2025. Whatever you give now allows us to begin planning so we can maximize the resources of our community to best meet its needs.
We truly are greater than the sum of our parts, and your generosity is part of that greatness.
Again, thank you all.
Thanksgiving Baskets season is here
Distribution day for Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown is the Saturday before Thanksgiving (Nov. 23, 2024) under the portico between the Civic Center and the Cultural Center. Times are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This year, our HOT lunch and Thanksgiving Baskets distribution fall on the same day, so please volunteer to help out at either St. Paul's or the Civic Center that day. Please sign up on the sheet in the Narthex if you'd like to help with HOT. To sign up for Thanksgiving baskets, click on this website link:
https://www.thanksgivingbasketscanton.org/
This year, our HOT lunch and Thanksgiving Baskets distribution fall on the same day, so please volunteer to help out at either St. Paul's or the Civic Center that day. Please sign up on the sheet in the Narthex if you'd like to help with HOT. To sign up for Thanksgiving baskets, click on this website link:
https://www.thanksgivingbasketscanton.org/
Once again, St. Paul’s is a key partner in Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown, the interfaith, all-volunteer effort that provides nearly a thousand families each year with their Thanksgiving turkeys and meals.
Thanks to hundreds of volunteers and contributions, our 501(c)(3) has been able to serve our neighbors for more than three decades. As in years past, St. Paul’s has provided volunteers, donations, and a location for registration and distribution.
Thanksgiving Baskets counts entirely on donations from individuals, local schools and other community organizations, religious institutions, and businesses. And everything collected goes directly toward feeding families. Donations of any amount are welcome and are tax-deductible. You can contribute via Schultze or Linda Kendrick or mail contributions to: Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown P. O. Box 8032 Canton, OH 44711 Or you can go to https://www.thanksgivingbasketscanton.org/
Thanks to hundreds of volunteers and contributions, our 501(c)(3) has been able to serve our neighbors for more than three decades. As in years past, St. Paul’s has provided volunteers, donations, and a location for registration and distribution.
Thanksgiving Baskets counts entirely on donations from individuals, local schools and other community organizations, religious institutions, and businesses. And everything collected goes directly toward feeding families. Donations of any amount are welcome and are tax-deductible. You can contribute via Schultze or Linda Kendrick or mail contributions to: Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown P. O. Box 8032 Canton, OH 44711 Or you can go to https://www.thanksgivingbasketscanton.org/
Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown
St. Paul's has been a key partner in the all-volunteer interfaith effort for the more than 30 years Thanksgiving Baskets has been serving families in Stark County. The effort unites faith communities and civic organizations throughout our community to provide families with food at Thanksgiving. Thanks to hundreds of volunteers and contributions, our 501(c)(3) has been able to serve over 1,000 families each year.
To volunteer, donate and participate with us, click on this link.
St. Paul's has been a key partner in the all-volunteer interfaith effort for the more than 30 years Thanksgiving Baskets has been serving families in Stark County. The effort unites faith communities and civic organizations throughout our community to provide families with food at Thanksgiving. Thanks to hundreds of volunteers and contributions, our 501(c)(3) has been able to serve over 1,000 families each year.
To volunteer, donate and participate with us, click on this link.
Distribution Day
Thanksgiving turkeys will be distributed on
Saturday, November 18, 2023
(the Saturday before Thanksgiving)
10:00am-2:00pm
Distribution will be at the
Canton Civic/Cultural Center Portico.
Drive up and outdoor (walk-up) pick up
Your family must already be registered to
receive a basket.
Please bring your photo ID.
Entry for pick up from Cleveland Avenue ONLY.