Thanksgiving Basket Drive
Who We Are
For the last 36 years, the Goodman Community Center has provided Dane County families with everything they need to make a traditional Thanksgiving meal at home. Thanksgiving is a time when people come together, and the Thanksgiving Basket Drive at the Goodman Center brings together the community to help everyone have a tasty Thanksgiving.
What We Do
Thanksgiving Basket Drive is possible each year with the help of hundreds of volunteers and many community partners, businesses, and organizations that host events to support our program. Goodman collects donations from food drives, community members, businesses, and more during a donation period and then sorts and packs the baskets with the help of volunteers. Families pick up their baskets directly from Goodman in the days before Thanksgiving. Anyone in Dane County is eligible for a basket.
In 2025, the drive has several components and ways to contribute:
October 1 - November 21 - Host food drive
October 21st & 22nd (or until we reach our goal of 4,000) - Help with registration for baskets.
November 15th - 24th - Support donation dropoff, sorting & bag packing.
November 22nd - 25th - Help with Basket Distribution & clean up.
Consider "Becoming a Follower" of Thanksgiving Basket Drive program to get email notice when shifts are open.
Check out our instructions for signing up for shifts or just dive in and get to helping out.
Visit our Goodman website for all things Thanksgiving Basket Drive.
If you can't find a volunteer shift for yourself or your team consider hosting a food drive.
Program Opportunities
