Give thanks, give baskets with Palatine Township’s Thanksgiving Basket Program

Palatine Township Outreach Department is preparing for the annual Thanksgiving Basket Program which provides approximately 1,000 families with the ingredients needed to make a traditional holiday dinner.

Registration is open for donors through Nov. 1, on the Palatine Township website. Registration allows the township to plan the number families who qualify for the program.

Donors shop and fill a basket with nonperishable food items needed to prepare the meal, along with a grocery store gift card that is used to purchase a protein and fresh produce ($25 is suggested). Baskets can be delivered to the township between Nov. 11-21.

If shopping time is limited, please consider participating in the Gift Card Program (donating gift cards, no larger than $25 denominations) or make a tax deductible donation to the Palatine Township Needy Family Fund.

This program is made possible by generous donors and the volunteers who put in countless hours sorting and distributing the baskets. Visit Palatinetownship-il.gov to see a full list of suggested basket contents and to donate.

Palatine Township is the main source of humanitarian aid in our community. The Township provides numerous services and events for its 114,000 residents and supports 29 social service agencies located within its boundaries. The Township is one of the most heavily populated in Illinois, with a goal to enhance and improve the quality of life for all of its residents. The following communities are part of the Township: Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Inverness, Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates, Barrington, South Barrington and Schaumburg.