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IMPORTANT!!!!

If you received a donation bag from us, please note that they had an incorrect date on them. If you leave your bag of donations out on your porch on November 24th, volunteers will be around to pick them up.

Thanksgiving Food Drive

About

1-in-9 Medford residents struggles with food insecurity. This is an issue all year long, but is felt especially acutely during the holiday season.  Hillside Community Church does a food drive in advance of Thanksgiving each year to meet this need. The food we collect is distributed to local food pantries.

This is a sizable operation – we need your help to make it happen! 

Volunteer With Us

Bag Distribution

Sunday, November 17th @ 12p-2p

We need 10 to 20 volunteers to help distribute 1000 bags to homes throughout the Hillside neighborhood. Included with these bags will be a note inviting the recipient to fill it up with Thanksgiving-themed non-perishables and leave it out on their front steps the following weekend.

Food Collection

Sunday, November 24th @ 12p-1p

We need ~10 volunteers and 3 vehicles to collect food bags left out on porches around the Hillside.

Food Sorting

Sunday, November 24th @ 1pm-3pm

Food Distribution

Sunday, November 24th @ 3pm-5pm

We need a few friendly faces to greet folks coming to our popup food pantry, and give them bags of food and gift cards.

Food Delivery

Sunday, November 24th @ 3p-5p

We need several volunteers with vehicles to take bags of food and stock up micro food pantries throughout Medford,  as well as to deliver bags to the homes of individuals who are unable to pick them up at the church.

sign up to volunteer

Thanks for your interest in volunteering! Our signups are currently at capacity. If you have any questions, please reach out to Rev. Tom at pastor@hillsidemedford.org

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