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GIG HARBOR
BASKET BRIGADE

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Founded in 1994, the Gig Harbor Basket Brigade (GHBB) became a program of the Foundation in 2013. In its first year, the Brigade provided full Thanksgiving meals for eight unsuspecting families in need. Every year since, the Basket Brigade has grown to serve an increasing number of area families.

Over the past decade, the GHBB averages about 1,300 packaged and delivered Thanksgiving baskets annually for local families in need, and area military families. Each year, the Basket Brigade engages hundreds of volunteers. In 2022, while at the end of the pandemic, we were able to deliver more than 700 Thanksgiving Baskets to local families. It brought out more than 450 volunteers over the two-day operation, assembling baskets and delivering them.

 

Participation: free

Reward: priceless

WHEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2023: 4 PM
NOVEMBER 22, 2023: 11 AM

WHERE

LATITUDE 47 COMMERCE CENTER, Suite H
9672 Bujacich Road
Gig Harbor, WA 98335

How to Participate

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There are all sorts of ways you can participate in the Gig Harbor Basket Brigade:

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  • Help procure food (need some trucks)

  • Sort and stage food for baskets

  • Assemble baskets

  • Deliver baskets

  • Find contacts at local companies that can help donate food or supplies. Click for Food list and Request Letter.

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All baskets carry the following message:
 

"This basket comes to you from someone who cares about you. All we ask is that you take care of yourself well enough to do this for someone else someday."

NEEDED ITEMS

STILL NEEDED: ​

  • 140 Turkeys

  • 400 cans, Soup (any kind)

  • 300 cans, Cranberry Sauce

  • 600 cans, Canned Pumpkin

  • 200 cans, Evaporated Milk

  • 200 Peanut Butter

  • 300 boxes, Pie Crust Mix

  • 200 Turkey Roasting Pans

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

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COMMITTED:​

  • 800 boxes, Mashed Potatoes (Resource Dimensions / Idahoan Honest Earth ®)

  • 600 cans, Cream of Mushroom Soup (GGHF Curious by Nature School)

  • Mac and Cheese (Peninsula Life Church)

  • Stuffing (Peninsula Life Church)

  • 60 bags, Dog food (People for Animal Care and Kindness/Lucky Dog Outfitters)

  • 20 bags, Cat food (People for Animal Care and Kindness/Lucky Dog Outfitters)

  • Corn,  Pie Crust Mix, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Soup, Pumpkin, Evaporated Milk  (Artondale School Drive)

  • Tomato Sauce (Gig Harbor Yacht Club)

  • 400 Peanut Butter (Emergency Food Network)

  • 60 Turkey Roasting Pans (Cathers Family)

  • 100 cans Pumpkin (Greater Gig Harbor Foundation)

  • Baby Food (Dr. Goldman)

  • Gravy Mix (Ebi Family)

  • 600 Turkeys (Walmart/Private Donors)

  • 60 Turkeys (People for Animal Care and Kindness/Lucky Dog Outfitters)

  • 300 cans, Green Beans (Gig Harbor Senior Center)

  • Peanut Butter, Jelly, Tomato Sauce, Corn Bread (Harborview Fellowship Church)

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