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Thanksgiving Food Collection

Sunday, October 15, 2023 • 30 Tishrei 5784

All Day for 35 DaysTBE Coat Room

We’re collecting food for the Goodman Community Center’s 35th annual Thanksgiving Basket Drive. With our help, they’ll provide 4,000 Dane County families with the groceries they need to make a traditional holiday meal. That’s more than 25,000 Dane County residents (including 10,000 children!).

Can you help?

As in past years, our Religious School children and families, in partnership with our Social Action Committee, gather food and donations to support this community effort. Each grade participates in doing this mitzvah, bringing in a different needed item to see which class can collect the greatest number of items.

Please contribute to the Goodman Center’s 35th annual Thanksgiving basket program in one of these ways:

1. Donate items from our list (one item, several items, or a whole flat!)

Bring items to Temple and place them in the collection bins in the coatroom from October 15 until 10:00 am on Sunday, November 19. Anyone can donate these items, and the grade will be credited for the donation, even if it was made by a family with no students in our school. Items will be counted and delivered on November 19.

We are collecting these items:

  • Boxes of macaroni and cheese (4K)
  • Boxes of stuffing (Kindergarten)
  • Aluminum roaster pans (1st grade)
  • Cans of fruit (2rd grade)
  • Cans of vegetables (3rd grade)
  • Gravy, any kind (4th grade)
  • Broth, any kind (5th grade)
  • Cans of cranberry sauce (6th grade)
  • 16–24 oz bottles of vegetable oil (7th grade)
     

2. Make a monetary donation (online or by check)
Let the Goodman Community Center do the shopping! They’ve worked with local businesses to get better prices, so any financial gift, whether it’s $5 or $500, will go a long way. Monetary donations also help the Goodman Community Center purchase perishable items such as dinner rolls, milk, butter, eggs, onions, potatoes, carrots, and pumpkin pie to add to the baskets.

Donate online: Go to the Goodman Center’s Thanksgiving Baskets page at https://www.goodmancenter.org/thanksgiving and click Make a Donation. On the donation page, enter the amount and donation frequency and click “Donate.” On the checkout page, enter Temple Beth El in the “Gift made as part of a food drive organized by:” field to credit our food drive!

Donate by check:

Make checks payable to Goodman Community Center. Please include “Thanksgiving Baskets (Temple Beth El)” in the memo. Mail checks to the Goodman Community Center, 214 Waubesa St., Madison, WI 53704.

3. Give your time

It takes a lot of volunteers to make Thanksgiving baskets a success! Volunteers are needed for numerous tasks to ensure they can fill every basket. If you have time to give, learn more and sign up here to volunteer: https://volunteers.goodmancenter.org/thanksgiving-basket-volunteering/

If your family needs a Thanksgiving basket:

Registration for Thanksgiving baskets opens on Monday, October 16 and closes on Friday, October 27 on the Goodman Community Center’s website. Baskets are totally free, and registrations are first-come, first-served. Open to Dane County residents only. Learn more and register for a basket here: https://www.goodmancenter.org/get-involved/events/thanksgiving-baskets/thanksgiving-basket-recipients

For more information about Thanksgiving baskets, contact Rochelle Alpert Sherman or Aleeza A. Hoffert.

Thank you for giving so many grateful families a holiday meal to enjoy together!

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