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Goodman Thanksgiving Basket Donations

Friday, October 17, 2025 • 25 Tishrei 5786

All Day for 30 DaysWeinstein Community Court

We’re collecting specific foods for the Goodman Community Center’s 37th 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.

Donating is not limited to our school families. Please contribute to the Goodman Center’s 37th 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 Weinstein Community Court from October 17 until November 16 at 10:30 AM. 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 at 10:30 AM on Sun,11/16 and delivered on 11/16 in the afternoon.

The Goodman Community Center is also doing a friendly competition among those doing drives, so our item totals will also be reported to them.

We are collecting these items:

  • Boxes of macaroni and cheese (4K)
  • Boxes of stuffing (Kindergarten)
  • Boxes of Brownie Mix (1st grade)
  • Green beans (2nd grade)
  • Canned corn (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.

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