Thanksgiving Baskets Needed
120 Last Year 140 this Year
Let EYC Shop for you
Outreach, EYC and the La Gracia Congregation need your support in donating gifts of food baskets, money and/or time to help feed our neighbors in need
Make a Monetary Donations & or Gift Cards — EYC will shop for you!
Tithe.ly – (https://tithe.ly/give_new/www/#/tithely/give-one-time/158826)
- Select Thanksgiving Baskets option from the ‘Give to:’ dropdown
Check (include ‘Thanksgiving Baskets’ in memo line)
- Mail to the church: Grace Church, 3601 Russell Road, Alexandria, VA 22305, OR
- Drop off at parish office, OR
- Drop off in the offering plate
Gift Cards
Giant preferred
$25.00 amounts please
Or Make a Basket Yourself to Donate:
Shopping List – use list below as a guide; add items/favorites from your tradition
If you create Multiple Bags/Boxes – number each 1 of 1, 1 of 2, etc.
Delivery Dates/Times:
Saturday – 11/19 noon – 2:00 PM
Sunday – 11/20 before 10:00 AM
Questions: contact Rich Kelly at richkellyhtc@gmail.com
Shopping List:
In addition to each item on the list, please purchase two (2) $25 gift cards – to cover the cost of perishable foods like turkey, eggs, milk, cheese, produce, etc. Please also feel free to give other items that you think a family may enjoy.
Please feel free to sponsor more than one family by donating more than one basket full of the following items:
+ Cornbread Mix
+ Corn meal (Maseca)
+ Plain rice
+ Flour (5lb)
+ Sugar (1lb box)
+ Dried fruit
+ Hot chocolate
+ Dried beans (black beans or small red beans only)
+ Small bag of yams
+ Small bag of onions
+ Butternut or acorn squash (thick skin)
+ Bag of apples
+ Bag of oranges
+ Plastic baggies (gallon size) (try to buy bags made from recycled plastic if possible)
+ Aluminum foil
+ Holiday Napkins