EdinburgTuesday, November 3
Edinburg's food drive wants donations and volunteers for 1,000 Thanksgiving baskets
The Daily McAllen team
If you'd like to help a neighbor's Thanksgiving, the city of Edinburg's 16th annual Edinburg Cares Food Drive is asking for canned foods, microwavable items and volunteers. City staff, Edinburg CISD and H-E-B will distribute 1,000 turkeys and 1,000 food baskets to pre-selected families on Sat., Nov. 21.
Edinburg collects donations through Nov. 17 and delivers Nov. 21
- Nov. 16Volunteers start sorting cans and making baskets, through Nov. 18
- Nov. 17Last day to donate nonperishable items
- Nov. 21Kickoff at 9 a.m. at 315 Mark S. Pena Drive, then deliveries begin
Sources: KRGV, Texas Border Business
- Edinburg City Hall: 415 W. University Drive
- Edinburg Police Department: 1702 S. Closner Boulevard
- Edinburg Parks and Recreation: 315 Mark S. Pena Drive
- Also: Central Fire Station, Precinct 4 Constable and all ECISD schools
- To volunteer, call (956) 381-5631
“We have tons and tons of cans coming in, any type of support to come in and help sort.”
Each basket will hold 20 to 30 nonperishable items, and Davila said expiration dates always get checked.
Edinburg's food drive aims for 1,000 turkeys and 1,000 baskets
- 1,000
- turkeys to hand out
- 1,000
- food baskets for pre-selected families
- 20 to 30
- nonperishable items in each basket
- 16th
- annual Edinburg Cares Food Drive
Sources: KRGV, Texas Border Business
Sources: KRGV, Texas Border Business