Residents have several opportunities to give or receive Thanksgiving meals or food for local pantries.
Food drive
The “Pack the Pantry” food drive is taking place 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Walmart, 3601 E. Main St., Richmond.
Volunteers from Richmond’s Community Food Pantry and Brewer Broadcasting radio stations will be outside the entrance, near the pantry’s white truck, to accept donations of money or nonperishable foods.
Volunteer opportunity
Helping Young Professionals Engage is planning a volunteer night from 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 19 at Circle U Help Center, 19 N. 13th St., Richmond, to help prepare boxes for its Thanksgiving meals and November food pantry.
Volunteers (ages 21-40) are welcome to bring their children. Registration is encouraged at web.wcareachamber.org/events/.
Fixings giveaway
Family Resource Center of Wayne County aims to help fill the holiday tables of those raising children ages 0-18.
The center, at 714 N. 12th St. in Richmond, will provide free side dishes through a “Thanksgiving Fixings Grab and Go” from 3-5 p.m. Nov. 19 while supplies last.
In addition to holiday help, FRC offers free take-and-make meal ingredients to families in need of a quick meal throughout the year when supplies are available. For more information, call 765-935-6349 or visit strengtheninginfamilies.org/centers/wayne-county/.
Circle U Help Center
The deadline to request a prepared meal through Circle U Help Center is Sunday, Nov. 15.
Circle U, in collaboration with First English Lutheran Church volunteers, will prepare, assemble and deliver about 800 meals approximately between 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Nov. 26, in Richmond and surrounding areas.
Meals include ham steak or turkey, rolls/butter, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, dressing and Wick’s Pies.
Registration is offered at circleu.org/thanksgiving-meal-sign-up, with a limit of six meals per address/household.
For more information, call 765-966-1013 or email [email protected].
Interfaith gathering
The annual Richmond InterFaith Network gathering from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, includes fellowship with speakers, readings, poetry and music, followed by foods from around the world provided by the community.
This year’s theme is “Weathering the Storm.”
The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place at First Friends Meeting, 2010 Chester Blvd., Richmond.
The current board members’ personal faiths are native, Baha’i, Christian, Muslim and Judaism. They aim to build bonds and foster friendships among people of various faiths and communities.
For more information, email [email protected].
Turkey giveaways
Nov. 21: New Deliverance Temple Ministries International, in collaboration with Modern Masonry and other community partners, will offer a noon drive-thru giveaway for the public at 1403 S. Ninth St., Richmond, while supplies last.
Nov. 23: Townsend Community Center Inc., 300 N. 10th St., Richmond. Call 765-488-2042 or email [email protected] for more details.
Nov. 24: Richmond Housing Authority is providing free meal kits, which include turkeys and side dishes that must be cooked, from 3-5 p.m. Nov. 24, at Central United Methodist Church, 1425 E. Main St., Richmond, while supplies last. The giveaway is open to the public but is limited to one per household. Recipients must be at least 18 and need to show a photo ID, but they don’t need to receive housing support through the agency.
Peanut butter, jelly
Best-One Tire & Service is collecting unopened jars of peanut butter and jelly for local food pantries. A free pair of front wiper blades will be installed on donors’ vehicles at no charge through Nov. 30 while supplies last.
Best-One is open 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. weekdays at 100 N. Seventh St. in Richmond.
Send information about upcoming ways to give and receive at the holidays to [email protected] for publication consideration.
A version of this article appeared in the November 11 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.
