40th annual
Thanksgiving for Paso Robles
All are welcome to enjoy a free Thanksgiving meal
Thursday, November 28, 2024 12 – 2pm
Centennial Park Activity Center
About US
A celebration of thanks serving over 1,500 community members a traditional Thanksgiving meal at no cost. A true expression of community that brings diverse people together to share the day with others. All made possible through the generosity of caring individuals, students, organizations, churches, and businesses.
donate & VOLUNTEER
Please help provide a delicious handmade Thanksgiving carryout dinner for our community of friends and families. Thanksgiving for Paso Robles is funded entirely by donations from the community. You can help by providing a tax-deductible donation.
Please send a check to:
Thanksgiving for Paso Robles
P.O. Box 662
Paso Robles, CA 93447
501-C-3 Organization
Federal ID # 61-1495397
Sitdown dinner or Delivery
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sitdown Meal
All are welcome to enjoy a hand-cooked sitdown Thanksgiving meal at no cost from 12pm - 2pm at Centennial Park Activity Center, 600 Nickerson Road, Paso Robles, CA.
Delivery
For those who are homebound, we have volunteers to deliver you a warm Thanksgiving meal. Please email us at tg4paso@gmail.com or call us at (805) 239-4137 by Monday, November 25, 2024 to schedule a delivery. In your message please include your:
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Name
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Phone number
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Delivery address
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Number of meals needed
We will confirm your order before Thanksgiving Day, if you do not hear from us, please email/call again!
Volunteer
VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP IS LIVE!
Thanksgiving for Paso Robles is organized and executed 100% by volunteers. We expect a large turnout this year again and your assistance is needed more than ever. There’s a lot to do! We have to raise the money to buy the food, pick it up, prepare it, and serve it. And, of course, we need to prepare the space to do all of this. There’s pre-cleaning, decorating, setting tables, bussing, and more cleaning.
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This is a huge endeavor, imagine opening a restaurant to serve 1,500 meals in one day; we have to know that staff is scheduled for each and every job. Therefore, we insist that all volunteers pre-register; No walk-in volunteers, please. All volunteers must be 14 years of age or older; to work in the kitchen you must be at least 16 years or older. We do have opportunities for families with children. Children can help decorate carryout boxes and families with children are encouraged to sign up to deliver meals.
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There’s lots to do on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of Thanksgiving week. It takes about 200 people working nearly 1200 man-hours to put on Thanksgiving for Paso Robles each year.
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MENU
Oven Roasted Turkey | Ham | Mashed Potatoes & Gravy | Dressing
Mixed Vegetables | Salad | Candied Yams | Cranberry Sauce | Rolls | House-baked Pies