13th Annual Turkey Day Delivery with Tango Charities

WHEN YOU ARRIVE, GO TO THE GROUP CHECK-IN AREA AND LOOK FOR OUR ORANGE SIGNS!

We will meet at Mission Arlington at 7:15 AM (please arrive on time and give yourself time to park and walk up). We will be delivering turkeys, turkey baskets, and hot meals for families at their homes around the area. Please feel free to volunteer as long or as short as fits your schedule. Thanksgiving happens rain or shine!

VOLUNTEER
Meet the Tango Charities group in the group meeting area. Then everyone gets different delivery assignments (with maps!). Keep in mind how many boxes you can fit in your vehicle! Then, you'll get your car and pull up in the Volunteer Line to get boxed dinners for your assigned deliveries. You may want to volunteer with family/friends and deliver together.DELIVERYClean out your trunk or back seat because, eventually, you'll pull your cars up close, pick up boxed dinners and frozen turkeys, and head out to make deliveries. Many of these are in apartments, so be prepared to climb stairs.

FAMILY-FRIENDLYTheir website doesn't list a policy regarding child volunteers for this event, so bring them! Most places prefer 12 and up. I have taken Girl Scouts as young as 4th grade to deliver Thanksgiving dinners. They hosted a food drive, sorted the donations, decorated copy paper boxes, boxed up the meals, and had the dinners. You know if your kids are up for this kind of activity!

PLEASE NOTE
Mission Arlington is not requesting food donations on this day; they will have boxed-up dinners in advance. However, some organizations will still deliver frozen turkeys to them on this day since there isn't enough room to store all the fixed donations long-term. Members have asked me if it's OK to add 'extra' items to the boxed dinners you're assigned to deliver. If you want to, I suggest keeping the items in your car and adding them to the boxes at the delivery locations so you don't slow down the drive-through pick-up line! The boxes generally contain dinner basics but no drinks, fresh veggies/fruit, or desserts.

LOCATION
Mission Arlington's main office is at 210 W South Street,www.MissionArlington.com. They have other area locations, but the Volunteer Line is at this location. Typically, the road is blocked off, so you can't miss it! Wear comfy shoes. It's OK to bring coffee or breakfast in line while you wait!

Also check out other Nonprofit events in Arlington.