Terrific news this morning. The items we sent for the Cambridge Pantry’s Thanksgiving Day giveaway were “the most orders we’ve ever had,” Sarah Harrington texted me this morning. Compassion lives. So does Thanksgiving Dinner for 61 families with nowhere else to go for help.
“They stepped up big time, ” said Sarah. They always do.
Yes, they did— but there are more items to go.
As of midnight this morning, the Army Of Good had purchased 86 cans of Cranberry Juice (we need 64 more), 89 boxes of stuffing (we need 61 more), and 86 cans of gravy (we need 214 more) on Saturday and Sunday. This doesn’t count items purchased this morning; I’ll update you later.
All told, we need 339 more items, all costing less than $2. Then, every pantry family would get a full dinner and trimmings. I’m buying three at a time. It’s easy on the budget and good for the heart. And it is way less than $10.
The pantry and other donors are giving every one of its registered members a frozen turkey.
No Kid should worry about getting a Thanksgiving Dinner with their family. That’s my motto for this effort.
This will be a drive-through distribution for members only. On the two quietest online traffic days – Saturday and Sunday—the Army of Goods sent more than half the needed items. We can do the rest soon; the Pantry Giveaway will be on November 21. The pantry is providing the frozen turkeys.
I will post the results daily, a countdown, every day. These three Thanksgiving Giveaway items will remain on the Pantry Wish List until we send all 600. You can access the list any time with any link today or via the green pantry food button at the bottom of every blog post.
I’ll post these items daily (and two other list requests below). Sarah will continue choosing two popular items a day that are no longer on her shelves. Here are two for today and tomorrow:
The items we still need to save for Thanksgiving:
Campbell’s Turkey Gravy, 10.5 Oz Can, $1.99. We need 214 additional cans
Fresh, Regular Jellied Cranberry Sauce, 14 Oz, $158. We need 64 more cans now.
Fresh Stuffing Mix Turkey Flavor, 6 Oz. $1.59, we need 61 additional boxes.
Sarah asks that we try to send the items listed below if possible. They are among the most popular items at the pantry and the hardest for the pantry to get.
Amazon Basics Original Fresh Liquid Hand Soap, 7.5 Fl Oz (Pack of 6),$7.47.
