Demonstrate What You Are Thankful For!

Sometime we take for granted how fortunate we truly are.  This year in particular, many people who normally volunteer to help those less fortunate, find themselves needing the very assistance that they have provided before in the past.  Whether this is your current situation or not, here is short list provided by

Keith Carson, Alameda County Supervisor, Fifth District, to help those in need this holiday season.  Happy Thanksgiving!

ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

1-800-870-3663 or 510-635-3663

7900 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA 94621

Thanksgiving Basket registration starts Nov. 1st. Christmas Basket registration starts Dec. 1st.  Please call for more details and for volunteer opportunities and to donate.

ALBANY SENIOR CENTER

Thanksgiving Dinner

Wednesday, November 23, 3:30 pm

Admission: $5

846 Masonic Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

510-524-9122

BERKELEY FOOD AND HOUSING PROJECT (BFHP)

Thanksgiving Meal

Thursday, November 24, 2pm - 5pm.

Trinity Church

2362 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704

(510) 649-4965 (BFHP)

No preregistration required.  Volunteers may contact Danielle Knutson at dknutson@bfhp.org

MCGEE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH

Thanksgiving Dinner

Thursday, November 24th at 12 pm

1640 Stuart Street, Berkeley, CA 94703

510-843-1774

No preregistration required.  If you would like to volunteer, please call ahead.

LAKE MERRITT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Thanksgiving Dinner

Thursday November 24th, 1pm-3pm (Those who are eating can come as early as noon).

1330 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606

510-465-4793

If you are interested in volunteering, please call the church.

WILLIE KEYS RECREATION CENTER

Mothers of the Year Give Back: Thanksgiving Dinner

Saturday, November 19, 11-5 pm

3131 Union Street, Oakland, CA 94608

(510) 597-5042

For details or to help support the effort, contact Mary at 510-891-1395 or ksaveourkids@aol.com

COLLEGE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Thanksgiving Dinner

Thursday, November 24, 11 am—1 pm

5951 College Avenue, Oakland, CA

510-658-3487 (Mike Castner, Volunteer Coordinator)

Donations of money and food are welcome.  Volunteers can help beginning Monday, November 21.

2 STAR MARKET

9^TH Annual Thanksgiving Celebration

Thursday, November 24, 1 pm-4 pm

2020 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94602

510-531-3576 (Abdo Alawdi, Owner of 2 Star Market) or alawdi@aol.com

For more information, please visit: http://www.2starmarket.com/

OAKLAND BLACK CAUCUS AND WORD ASSEMBLY

Thanksgiving Feast

Thursday, November 24, 12 pm – 2 pm

410 14^th St., Oakland, CA 94612

For more information, please call Geoffrey Pete at 510-839-4644

Please note: This is a partial list.