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Thanksgiving Dinners
for Parker Task Force Clients
 Thanks to
everyone who sponsored a family in 2011! Thank you
for bringing food and comfort to families in the Thanksgiving season.
2010
Thanksgiving Program Story & Pictures
This year the
Parker Task Force expects to provide Thanksgiving dinner to over 500
families. In these tough economic
times, the Parker Task Force continues to provide short-term support
to those in need in the Parker, Franktown and Elizabeth areas.
We need your help to make our Thanksgiving Dinner project a success
and to meet our goal of providing a Thanksgiving meal to all of our
clients that request one.
To
help us you can either donate a food basket or money.
1.
Food Baskets
Compile complete Thanksgiving dinners that families can prepare
at home, packaged in baskets/tubs/boxes for a family of 4-6
people.
Deliver to the conference room in the Parker Task Force
building at 20118 E. Mainstreet between 10am & 1pm on Sunday, November 20, 2011.
Clients will pick them up later that day.
What to put in the basket/box/tub - a complete Thanksgiving
dinner - for example:
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Frozen
turkey
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Aluminum turkey pan |
Canned
Vegetables
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2 sticks of
butter
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Stuffing |
Can of Sweet
Potatoes
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Pie/dessert |
Gravy, packets or jars |
Can of
Cranberry Sauce |
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Box of
flavored gelatin
with a can of fruit.
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Bag of
potatoes or box
of instant mashed. |
Dinner Rolls
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Please put items needing refrigeration/freezing in grocery bags
so we can
keep them cold
until the meals are
picked up later in the day. Please bag freezer items and
refrigerator items in separate bags.
OR, if you prefer to make a
contribution;
2.
Monetary Donations
Contributions will be used to purchase prepared Thanksgiving
dinners from local grocery store deli departments for client
families with special circumstances that prevent them from
cooking their own meals.
Each meal for a family of 4-6 costs about $50.00.
Checks
Checks payable to the Parker Task Force.
Please write "Thanksgiving dinners"
on the memo line.
Mail to:
Attn: Diane Roth,
The Parker Task Force,
20118 East Mainstreet, Unit D
Parker, CO 80138.
PayPal Donation
Donations can be made with PayPal.
Go to our Donations page and using
the Food Drive button, enter
"Thanksgiving Dinner" in the Purpose box to designate the
donation is for the Thanksgiving Program.
Any funds not used for
Thanksgiving meals will be used to assist with winter heating
bills.
Please contact Diane Roth at
dianer@parkertaskforce.org or leave a message at 303-841-3460
with any questions or to sponsor families for this project.
Press Release Copy (pdf)
Printable Sponsor Information Sheet (pdf)
Thank you so much
for bringing food and comfort to families this Thanksgiving season.
Parker Task Force For Human Services
20118
East Mainstreet, Unit D
Parker, CO 80138
303-841-3460
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