Thanksgiving

Join Phoenix Rescue Mission this Thanksgiving and make a difference in the lives of our neighbors in need across the Valley! 

Every year, caring friends across the Valley help us raise critical food, hygiene items and funds through drives at their businesses, churches or other community groups, making Thanksgiving possible for so many struggling families. Partnering with us is a great way to serve struggling neighbors in our community, and to introduce the Mission’s life-transforming work to new audiences. 

Events:

Frozen Turkey Week:  Monday, November 6th to Saturday, November 11th 

Frozen Turkey Week takes place at our Hope for Hunger Food Bank. Our goal is to collect 1,500 frozen turkeys! Whether you are an individual, business or church, you do not need to sign up to host a turkey drive or to drop them off. Once your drive is finished, drive to our Hope for Hunger Food Bank and deliver your turkeys to one of our helpful staff or volunteers!  

Hope for Hunger Food Bank
5605 N. 55th Ave Glendale, AZ 85301
Monday – Friday (11/6 – 11/10): 8am – 2pm
Saturday (11/11): 9am – 1pm 

Thanksgiving Outreach: Saturday, November 18th 

During this drive-thru event, we hand out turkeys, Thanksgiving food and hygiene bags to as many as 500 families in the Valley. Join us and help bring hope to their tables this Thanksgiving!

Sullivan Elementary School
2 N. 31st Ave Phoenix, AZ 85009
Saturday (11/18): 9am-12pm

Here is how YOU’RE invited to help:  

As we work to serve our neighbors, we have a need for turkeys, food items and hygiene products.  Join us either individually, through your workplace, church or organization and make an impact in the lives of men, women and children. You can help in the following ways: 

  1. Thanksgiving Fill- A- Bag: We will need approx. 500 Thanksgiving-specific Fill-A-Bags by Wednesday, November 15th, for our Food Bag Distribution on Saturday, November 18th. We are serving families with an average of 5-8 people. Feel free to include fun holiday-themed plates, tablecloths and napkins! 
  2. General Food Drive:  We are looking for groups who will do a nonperishable food drive. During the holidays, we see an increase in the number of families who request food. The extra food coming in will help us fulfill these requests.  
  3. Hygiene Drive:  We are thrilled to add hygiene/household cleaning bags to our drives this year! These are things that we are able to bless families with this holiday season, and all year long!
  4. Online Shopping: Have Thanksgiving items automatically shipped to us through our Wal-Mart List!
  5. Volunteer: We will need many hands to help receive donations leading up to our big Thanksgiving event. You can find more about how you, your family or group can get started volunteering at phxmission.org/volunteer
  6. Virtual Food Drive: You can also easily set up a virtual food drive at www.phxmission.org/pantry. It is simple to create your own fundraising page as part of our Stock the Pantry campaign, set your own goal, and watch your progress as donations add up! 

If you plan to do a holiday drive this year, please submit your information at https://phxmission.org/drive 

Please drop off filled bags by Wednesday, November 15th for Thanksgiving at:

Phoenix Rescue Mission Warehouse
2515 N. 34th Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85009
Monday-Friday 7:30am – 3:30pm

If you have any questions or need to schedule a pickup please reach out to gikhelp@phxmission.org or call 602-346-3366. Please schedule your transportation request two weeks prior to your end date.