Blessing Baskets drive aims to give 200 Lynn families Thanksgiving dinner
The fifth annual Blessing Baskets drive wants 200 Thanksgiving baskets for families at five Lynn elementary schools. Drop-offs are Nov. 20 and 21.
For the fifth year, a Lynn real estate team is collecting Thanksgiving baskets for families at the city’s elementary schools, and this year it is aiming for 200 of them. Anyone can donate a basket or chip in toward one.
Jean-Marie Minton of Minton Regan Homes started the Blessing Baskets drive in 2022 as “a way to give back to the Lynn community and help families who may need additional support during the Thanksgiving holiday,” according to the announcement shared on the Lynn Community TV calendar. Councilors Alinsug and Megie-Maddrey, Brotherhood Credit Union, Tesoro Food Distributors and Stop & Compare Market are supporting it.
Who it helps
This year’s participating schools are Aborn, Brickett, Cobbet, Harrington and Hood. Each school identifies families who could use the help and requests a number of baskets. The drive started with 72 baskets in 2022, reached 148 last year, and has handed out 461 in all; 200 would be its biggest year yet.
How to give
Drop off a basket at Brotherhood Credit Union, 75 Market St.:
- Friday, Nov. 20: noon to 4:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 21: 9 a.m. to noon
The suggested basket: a laundry basket or similar container (no bags), stuffing mix, turkey gravy, instant mashed potatoes, canned corn, green beans, sweet potatoes, pumpkin and cranberry sauce, a cornbread, muffin, biscuit or gingerbread mix, and a cake or brownie mix with frosting. Optional extras include new hats, gloves and socks, pet food, toys, games, toiletries and detergent.
Gift certificates and money in any amount are welcome too; cash donations are turned into gift certificates families can use for a turkey, chicken or other protein. For questions or other ways to help, the organizer lists jmminton@kw.com and 617-751-0312.
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Sources: Minton Regan Homes announcement via Lynn Community TV; drop-off listing on the LCTV community calendar.
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