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To my friends, this is a little long read, and if you have the time, please…
It’s that time again… the time that is THE MOST ENJOYABLE AND FULFILLING time for me and my family.
***Thanksgiving Basket Drive For Veterans In Need, 2021 Edition***
We have been doing this since 2014, when we (The Youngs, The Les, The DaSilvas, The Hopkins’, The Forrests’ and a few others we no longer see) put together our resources and distributed 8 fully stocked Thanksgiving Baskets to needy families.
Since then, we’ve done 2015 (24), 2016 (55), 2017 (50), 2018 (115), 2019 (186), and 2020 (213). As you can see, we’ve been able to provide more baskets to more needy families every year (2017, we had a hard time connecting with veterans organizations).
For 2021, we’ve set a target of 300 baskets for 300 families!!!
At some point, we’ll have likely bitten off more than we can chew… but so far, through the Grace of God Himself, we have been able to “stretch” more than even we thought possible!
In the next day or two, i will be posting what we need to make this drive a success, but for now, here’s what we’re looking at:
What: 2021 Thanksgiving Basket Drive For Veterans In Need
Who: It’s open to ANYONE who is willing to donate time, food, their car, or cash, or all of the above.
The list of beneficiaries include Denton VA Court, Judge Beadle, VVA 920, Denton Navigators for VA Services, VA CBOC and Hospital, Denton Veteran Coalition, WVA48, Workforce Solutions of Denton, One Tribe, 22 Kill, Adaptive Training Foundation, PTSD Foundation of America, Stephen E Cohen, Camp Hope, and a few others Michael E. Upchurch II is working on.
When: Sunday, November 21, 2021, 7am-11am
Where: KJJ Flower Mound, 625 Parker Square Drive, Flower Mound, TX 75028
Why: Because we ALL lead great, and fortunate lives and because some of us have a deep seeded desire to help others where we can (This is a great opportunity to do so).
How: This is all made possible through all the generous people who choose to be involved to do one good thing for those who “signed the dotted line” to give EVERYTHING, up to and including their lives, so that we can live free and do everything less important (like me teaching/training Jiu-Jitsu).
➡️ Cash Donations accepted at my PayPal (BJJinDallas@gmail.com).
Thank you for reading!
Ryan
Still Need
300 Turkeys –
300 Pumpkin Pies – $6/ea Costco has the best for the best price – 100 NK, 200 remaining
600 Bags of Frozen Veggies – 50 KW, 550 remaining
300 Half & Half (small carton) –
300 Paper Plates Sets –
600 Cans Cranberry Sauce –
300 Stuffing Boxes – 100 NK, 200 remaining
300 Holiday Napkin Packs –
600 Brown Gravy Packs –
300 5lb Bags Potatoes (Russet or Red) –
300 Butter (small box ok) –
300 Dinner Rolls Packets –
20 “Morning of” shoppers – Bob, Ruben, Erika,
30 Drivers – Boyd, Nik, Burris
10 Studio Prep Saturday Night – Ro, Logie, Nadia, Barnes(+1),
5 Bow Makers – Ro, Logie, Nadia, Janet,
Volunteers For Sunday “day of” – Boyd(+1), Nik, Nadia, Ry, Ro, Logie, Janet, Dave K, Greg, Ginny, Mitchell, Alex Rod, Barnes(+1),
“DONE” Items
300 Large Bushel Baskets (Hobby Lobby has the good ones) $3/ea – 300 MG, DONE
300 16”+ Aluminum Baking Pans (We order them for WMT for $1/ea) – 300 Beth and Karma, DONE
300 Thanksgiving Cards – 300 Stoddard, DONE
1200 Plastic Utensils Sets (4 per basket) – 1200 Kakomanolis, DONE
Cash Donations
MG – $1000 (baskets)
TS – $100
EH – $375
MW – $300
TF – $250
CD – $75
JY – $100
GH – $220
DB – $500
Alawi – $200
Barbosa – $200
2020’s effort on video.
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