Donating food for our traditional Thanksgiving meal at the Rescue Mission is a wonderful way to show your thankfulness!
With the help of volunteers and donors, homeless men, women, veterans, and children enjoy a warm, family-style meal on Thanksgiving Day. They are so thankful to have this special meal!
Below are some of the items we need to prepare the meal. But remember, we serve over 119,000 meals in the month of November alone! All of your food donations will be put to good use throughout all of our Rescue Mission programs, or distributed to families in need with our food box program.
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Use the sharable and printable flyer below to help get the word out!
Click here for details to help you organize a Thanksgiving Food Donation Drive. Have your friends, family, or organization join in the giving!
- Turkeys
- Boxed or canned stuffing
- Canned cranberries
- Frozen mixed vegetables
- Frozen green beans
- Frozen corn
- Frozen carrots
- White granulated sugar
- Brown sugar
- Flour
- Chicken stock
- Beef stock
- Vegetable Stock
- Cream of chicken soup
- Cream of mushroom soup
- Cream of celery soup
- Cream of broccoli soup
- Flavored coffee creamer
- Crackers
- Snack bars
- Canned fruit
- Pudding or jello dry mix
Here’s more helpful information:
Collect your donations and drop them off at Orange County Rescue Mission daily from 8 am-5 pm or purchase donations online and have them delivered to:
Orange County Rescue Mission
1 Hope Drive, Tustin, 92782
Use the sharable and printable flyer below to help get the word out!
Have fun with a Thanksgiving Food Donation Drive!
Donation drives are a great way to gather your friends and family to work together for a common cause! We appreciate you choosing Orange County Rescue Mission, and we want to make this simple for you.
Get Organized
Decide whether you will collect and drop off your donations as a group, or individually. Utilize all of your communication options, like social media and contact lists, to spread the word. If you want to get the word out among your neighbors, lawn signs work well and can be printed at most local print shops and major office supply chains.
Collections for Organization-wide Donation Drives
Places of work, churches, schools, clubs, or any gathering with a physical location can use our 50-gallon donation barrels to collect non-perishable items. Contact the Volunteer Coordinator (see below) to coordinate the use of the barrels.
Next Steps
Download the flyer above, and print it, add it to an email, or create an image for social media.
If you prefer to create your own print or digital promotions, you can use the logo below. We just ask that you please do not change the logo in any way, and that you refer to us as Orange County Rescue Mission.
Posting on Social Media
We would love to know who you are! Tag us in your donation drive photo on Facebook @orangecountyrescuemission or Instagram @ocrescuemission
Once your donation drive is finished,
simply bring the donations to our warehouse at Village of Hope, 1 Hope Drive, Tustin, 92782. The warehouse receives donations every day from 8 am – 5 pm. If you would like the donations to be weighed, please arrange with our Volunteer Resources Coordinator (see contact below) prior to dropping off.
Questions?
Call our Volunteer Resources Coordinator if you have any questions at 714-441-8089. She is happy to help! Or email donationdrives@rescuemission.org and write “donations” in the subject line, and you will receive a response shortly after.
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Thank you! Every item donated helps to meet the needs of homeless men, women, veterans, and children. They appreciate the help you offer as they do the hard work of transitioning from homelessness to a restored life!
