The Thanksgiving Ingathering will continue to collect monetary donations and will purchase food again this year for Thanksgiving boxes. We will not collect canned goods and nonperishable food items for Thanksgiving Food Baskets. If you wish to donate physical food items, you may donate items directly to Friends of Mascoma Foundation’s Friends Feeding Friends Food Pantries.

Area churches including Community Lutheran Church, St. Helena Parish and St. Mary's Mission Catholic Churches, and the Mascoma Valley United Methodist Parish, along with local area Scout Units and Friends of Mascoma Foundation work together each year on the Annual Ingathering project.

To Receive a Thanksgiving Box:

If you know someone who would like to receive a Thanksgiving Turkey/rotisserie chicken and food box on Sunday, November 23rd, please have them fill out the form and return it no later than Friday, November 14th to:

Thanksgiving Box Form

Return this form to:
St. Helena/St. Mary’s Mission Churches
Attn: B.J. Tourville
PO Box 1363
Lebanon, NH 03766

Boxes must be picked up by the recipient or their representative on Sunday, November 23rd at St Mary’s Church Hall, School Street, Canaan between Noon and 2 p.m.

Monetary Donations Requested for 2025 Ingathering Boxes

Your monetary donations will help purchase items like:

  • turkeys

  • chickens

  • pie crust mix

  • pumpkin pie filling

  • bread mixes

  • cranberry sauce

  • gravy

  • canned sweet potato

  • stuffing mixes

  • peanut butter

  • evaporated milk

  • jelly

  • soups

  • cereals

  • fresh bagged potatoes, etc.

The weekend before Thanksgiving, volunteers will work in socially and physically distanced teams to organize and distribute Thanksgiving Baskets to neighbors in need.  A turkey or pre-cooked rotisserie chicken is included with each box.  Any items left over are donated to the Enfield and Canaan Friends Feeding Friends Food Pantries in Canaan. 

To Contribute to this Longstanding, Worthwhile Project:

  • Please mail your check to:
    Community Lutheran Church
    P.O. Box 450
    Enfield, NH 03748
    with “Ingathering” written in the memo space.

  • Volunteer box packing will take place the week ahead of distribution.

  • On Sunday, November 23rd, all recipients will collect their box at St. Mary’s Church Hall in Canaan. Box pick-up will be a drive-up, no-contact delivery to vehicles.

Packing boxes in 2020

Packing boxes in 2020

Ready for distribution in 2020

Thanksgiving Ingathering Boxes

Thank you very much for your donations! Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless you and your loved ones.