This is terrific news. We began this mission over the weekend, asking for help getting 600 separate items for the frozen turkeys and all the stuffings for the Thanksgiving giveaway. The Give-A-Way will feed 150 families On November 21. We are more than two-thirds there.

All must be registered members of the Cambridge Food Pantry.

Our job was to send the stuffing, gravy, and Cranberry Sauce.

The cranberry sauce and stuffings on the Thanksgiving Wish List are now gone, thanks to the Army of Good, and 150 cans each are on their way to the Cambridge Food Pantry for Thanksgiving.

We began the campaign with 300 cans of turkey gravy (two for each family).  What a gift to know that 150 families got a complete and filling Thanksgiving meal because we and others cared. I’ll be thinking of them and of you.

Kids should never be worried about getting a Thanksgiving Dinner.

Thank you, good people. As of Tuesday afternoon, we only need 122 cans of Turkey Gravy ($1.99). I will buy six gravies, which will cost me $11.99, maybe more than once.

Your contributions have already made a significant impact. We’re deeply grateful for your support and hope to complete the gravy request before the weekend.

The pantry is facing logistical challenges in storing the items, but your support has made this the largest single donation in the Pantry’s history. I hope you are proud of yourselves. I am.   Now, the families will have some money to buy some extra food.

(They have to plan to store and transport it safely). The volunteers will hand out baskets to families.

This is what it will take to complete the Thanksgiving Give-A-Way, just one item. Each family will get two cans.

Campbell’s Turkey Gravy, 10.5 Oz Can, $1.99. We need 121 additional cans.

You can access the Cambridge Foot Pantry Amazon Wish List anytime and purchase items anytime by clicking on any link or the green “pantry” button at the bottom of each blog post.

 

Done.

 

It’s lovely that the Thanksgiving campaign is taking shape so rapidly. But we want to remember the people who must brush their teeth and clean their dental appliances – kids and elders.

We are also asking for two items that need attention. Thank you for caring:

Efferdent Retainer Cleaning Tablets, Denture Cleaning Tablets for Dental Appliances, Minty Fresh & Clean 126 Count, $5.47.

Colgate Total Whitening Toothpaste with Fluoride, 10 Benefits Including Sensitivity, Relief and Stain Removal, Mint, 5.1 ounces, (4 Pack), $13.54.

 

Done

 

Today’s delivery filled up two walls; this is just one. Sue hates lying around; she works day and night in the pantry. She and others spent hours today unpacking and storing the food we are sending.

 

Boxes that came today.