THANKSGIVING TURKEY BASKET DINNER PROGRAM

Celebrating our 20-year anniversary in successfully providing nutritious, delicious Thanksgiving dinners to families in need across Collin County.

Each year, the St. Gabriel Men’s Club sponsors the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Basket Program that has provided over 200 low-income families in Collin County a delicious, nutritious Thanksgiving dinner. In this year of global pandemic and increased financial hardship for many families, we anticipate the number of families needing assistance to reach or surpass 400+ families in 2020.

NEED A MEAL?
If you are experiencing financial hardship and need assistance with providing a Thanksgiving meal for your family, please contact Mike Simon - msimon919@gmail.com / 214-450-5432..

IMPORTANT: Meals will NOT be delivered this year. Meal recipients need to pick up their dinner packages this year between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21 in front of the St. Gabriel Community Center. Drive-through instructions will be apparent on the day of pickup. Be sure to arrive with some form of identification. This could include a utility bill or other piece of mail. St. Gabriel volunteers will load the boxed meals into cars.

DONATE
If you are blessed to be in a position to help others who are in need, please consider donating whatever amount you can.

To donate, click here.

VOLUNTEER
This year, parishioners WILL NOT be delivering boxes to families. There are, however, other important volunteer opportunities that need to be filled. To volunteer, click one or more of the signup sheets linked below:

Help Assemble Meal Packages - Week of Nov. 16-20. Click here to volunteer.

Help with Traffic Control - Saturday, Nov. 21, 8 a.m to 1 p.m.

Help Load Meal Packages into Recipients' Vehicles - Saturday, Nov. 21, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM
This program has been successfully providing low-income families in Collin County delicious, nutritious Thanksgiving dinners for 20 years. The entire program is funded by donations from St. Gabriel parishioners. Men's Club volunteers organize the event and prepare the gifts and parishioners assist with delivering the meals. This year marks a change in our delivery method whereby recipients will pick up their meals themselves at the church.

LEAD
Mike Simon - 214-450-5432 / msimon919@gmail.com

VOLUNTEERISM
The St. Gabriel Men's Club is always in need of volunteers to help with this event. Men's Club members are solicited whenever support is needed for this and all other events and projects the Men's Club sponsors. If you are not already a member of the Men's Club, please consider joining this ministry by completing the application form on the Men's Club home page.