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 address and details, see this year's brochure (link), or contact us. Further details will be available later this summer.
Registration Day:
Saturday, October 12 9am - 1pm, 5 Sites:
Late Registration: Saturday, October 19 - Two Sites:
Limit of one registration per address (Stark County residents only). You must register in person (no phone registration). Bring proof of your current address and a photo ID. In-person registration on one of these two days is usually a very quick process, and is required to received a basket on November 23. 
Distribution Day: Saturday, November 23, 2019 St. Paul's Episcopal Church 425 Cleveland Ave. SW Canton OH 44702 Registration required to receive basket - see details above. |
Volunteers Needed:
Food Unloading: Oct 29 and 30
Food Sorting: Nov 5 Food Bagging: Nov 18-20 Set-up: Nov 22 Distribution Day: Nov 23 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 - will be active this Fall. 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 this year's brochure and contact us.
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
Rabbi Jon Adland Hon. Richard Reinbold Linda Kendrick M.L. Schultze Marian McCarthy Planning Committee Chair Jeff Fricker St. Michael Catholic Church |