Denver Feed A Family: Thanksgiving 2009Giving Thanks One Basket at a TimeNovember 21, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
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Last year The Epworth Foundation and its generous sponsors distributed 8,500 baskets of food to Denver-area families who otherwise might not have been able to enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner together. • watch a Newsmakers interview
This year the need is greater than ever. Once again, the Foundation needs the community's help.
To feed a family: for only $29 you can provide a basket with turkey, potatoes, onions, green beans, corn, corn bread mix, macaroni and cheese, cake mix, sugar, flour, and cranberries.
VOLUNTEERS Thank you for visiting Epworth to volunteer for this Saturday's event. The support of the community has been marvelous and we have enough volunteers; more than a thousand have signed up.
Please consider making a contribution of money instead, as we are more than $60,000 short of covering costs for the event.
BASKETS As expected, the need has been extremely strong and we have reached our limit of 8,250 nominations for baskets. Cards will be sent to each address during the next week, notifying recipients about pickup times. Click to see a list of other agencies offering Thanksgiving meals or other services.
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"You can't beat love," Daddy said. "Nothing beats love. If you give just one thing, you get three things back. That's why I do it." Those words, from Denver's own "Daddy Bruce" Randolph, summed up his generosity and giving spirit as he served food to Denver's hungry beginning several decades ago. This annual event commemorates his memory and his spirit of giving. Since 2003, the Epworth Foundation and generous community sponsors have carried on Daddy Bruce's tradition by serving Denver's neediest families, providing more than 35,000 baskets of food.
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2009 Sponsors:Clear Channel |
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