Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown is a 501(c)(3) that unites faith communities and civic organizations in Canton, Ohio, to support the underserved population with food at Thanksgiving. It has served the Stark County community for nearly 30 years, with 1200 households typically served each year. If you are able to make a monetary or food donation, run a food drive to support this project, or volunteer, please see below for details, download our brochure (link), or contact us.
Registration Day:
Saturday, October 13, 2018 9am-1pm 6 Sites in Canton & Massillon: St. Paul's Episcopal Stark Social Workers Network J. Babe Stearn Community Ctr St. Anthony/All Saints Catholic God's Heartbeats to the City St. Joseph's Catholic - Massillon See details here. LATE REGISTRATION: Saturday, October 20, 2018 (Two Locations): Stark Social Workers Network (9:00am - 11:00am) St. Paul's Episcopal (10:30am - 12:30pm) See details here. In-person registration is usually a very quick process, and is required to received a basket on November 18. (There is no phone registration.) 
Distribution Day: Saturday, November 17, 2018 St. Paul's Episcopal Church 425 Cleveland Ave. SW Canton OH 44702 Registration on October 13 or October 20 required to receive basket. |
Volunteers Needed:
Food Unloading: Oct 29/30
Food Sorting: Oct 30th Food Bagging: Nov 12, 13, 14 Set-up: Nov 16 Distribution Day: Nov 17 We are grateful for our volunteers - in order to value your time, advance sign-up is required of all volunteers. We ask you to sign up online using the link above. If you have trouble signing up online, please contact us. 
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Donations
If you would like to make a monetary contribution, large or small, it will positively impact our downtown neighbors in need. Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown is a 501(c)3 charitable organization and donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by tax law. Checks may be made payable to Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown and mailed to:
Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown
P. O. Box 8032
Canton, OH 44711
The faith communities, schools, and organizations below also run food drives to support this project.
If you are interested in running a food drive, please see our brochure and contact us.
Those running food drives are asked to deliver to St. Paul's on either October 29 or 30 (10am-12pm), if possible.
About Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown
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Thanksgiving Baskets Downtown is a collaborative project.
Some of the many religious and civic partners involved are: St. Paul's Episcopal St. Anthony/All Saints Catholic St. Michael’s Catholic Church and School Temple Israel Islamic Society of NE Ohio St. Mark’s Episcopal New Life Episcopal Trinity UCC New Vision UCC Grace UCC Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church of the Covenant Crossroads United Methodist Canton City Lutheran Baha'is of Canton Stark Social Workers Network J. Babe Stearn Community Center |
Trustees
Teresa L. Dixon Jim Bates Hon. Richard Reinbold Linda Kendrick M.L. Schultze Planning Committee Chair Justin Huyck St. Michael's Catholic Church Liaison with Faith Communities Rabbi Jon Adland Temple Israel |