For the last five years Color My World have been working with willing volunteers in New Hampshire to make and donate Thanksgiving baskets to the people in need. No extraordinary amount of time or resources are needed to support those in need in your community. Volunteers only need a willingness to sacrifice of their free time and resources for those in need in their community.

What goes in the Thanksgiving basket?
Each Thanksgiving basket is created to provide a family in need with the supplies to celebrate the day as it should be. Each family should have a belly full of food, surrounded by loved ones, and hope for the year ahead. See below to learn the variety of donations that each Thanksgiving basket contains.

On November 20 (3 – 6pm) and November 21 (9 – 1pm), individuals and families in the New Hampshire area will be able to provide supplies for the Thanksgiving baskets. Those willing to contribute can bring the items mentioned above, or anything else they may want to include to the Hughes home at 18 Karolina Lane, Bedford, NH, 03110. After collecting all the supplies for Thanksgiving, baskets will be made up, and prepared for delivery to those in need.

Once these baskets are created, they are sent to the Blessed Sacrament Church in Manchester. Each basket will then be delivered to families in need in the local communities.

The efforts over Thanksgiving help hundreds of individuals over the holiday season. By donating only a few hours of your time, and excess food and treats, you can make a real difference in the lives of these less fortunate.

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For two days we will collect baskets that will be delivered by the needy families in Manchester, NH.

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This is a perfect way to get your families involved in the gift of service during the holidays!

Combine a basket with family and friends!

Last year, we delivered 49 baskets to Blessed Sacrament Church in Manchester and 4 baskets to families in need in Bedford.

You can see the power of community in the photo….it really does take a village.

Enjoy a quick story on our 2013 experience-

When I arrived at the parish, I was informed that the church’s food pantry was robbed last night, the turkeys and all of the food on the shelves were stolen.

When we arrived with the 50 baskets they informed us that YOUR donated baskets made the difference as 300 families were arriving tomorrow and they were short at least that many baskets as a result of the robbery.

She said….”It is amazing how things like this just work out……”

I nearly broke down in tears as I know it was frigid and cold for you all this weekend, many without power and some hustling back from weekend trips etc, to get a basket to us.

When I heard about the issues at the church, I was humbled by the amazing people that surround us.

Thank you ……Your baskets were like manna from heaven. – Angela Hughes

Baskets will be delivered by Blessed Sacrament Parish in Manchester, NH that do so much to help the poor and the needy.

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It was the first time our family had participated in such a program and we were sold!

We McClain moved, the program folded and it was a decade later that we decided to launch our Feed New Hampshire program featuring Thanksgiving Baskets at Color My World.

“A new study is providing a glimpse into who’s going hungry in New Hampshire.

The study by Feeding America was done by surveying people who use food programs across the Granite State. It found that 1 in 9 Granite Staters don’t know where their next meal is coming from.

Food programs serve more than 100,000 people in New Hampshire. Volunteers in the state donated more than 30,000 hours last year to fight hunger, but despite their best efforts, the New Hampshire Food Bank said the need is growing.

“We particularly want to make sure that those veterans who are struggling with food insecurity or homelessness or both get our help,” Hassan said.

Keith Howard runs Liberty House, a shelter for veterans. Seven years ago, he was homeless, and he wants those who donate to know they are literally saving lives.

“Each and every one of you is responsible for getting food to food pantries in Nashua that kept me alive so I could do the job I do today,” Howard said.

Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas said he’s concerned that so many children are going hungry in New Hampshire. In some Manchester schools, more than 80 percent of students are on free or reduced lunch.

“They get that meal at lunchtime, but that may be the only hot meal they get all day long,” he said.”-WMUR

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