It’s Turkey time! We need your help to collect 15,000 turkeys for our annual Turkey Drive in order to feed thousands of hungry people in Colorado.
Putting a Turkey on Every Table is just one way you change lives. Our services and programs are critical this year, and each quality Thanksgiving meal we provide brings hope and dignity to a neighbor experiencing homelessness.
What Do We Do With 15,000 Frozen Turkeys?
In addition to making traditional Thanksgiving meals for our guests and participants across Denver Rescue Mission locations, we distribute 3,000 Thanksgiving Banquets-in-a Box to families and individuals in need.
We partner with 140 different churches, schools and non-profit organizations to bring Thanksgiving into the homes of people who need it most.
To give by phone, please call 303.313.2403. Giving by mail?
*Monthly donations will be used for turkeys in the first month of the recurring giving plan before being reallocated to general needs.
Drop Off Turkeys
Drop off frozen turkeys (12+ lbs) at our Lawrence Street Shelter or Ministry Outreach Center.
Start a Fundraiser
Sign up here to start a fundraiser with a custom landing page you can share with your friends and family. If someone you know has already started a fundraising team, you can join their team here too!
Other Thanksgiving Items We Need
What feast would be complete without all the trimmings? Below are some other items you can also donate to make our Thanksgiving celebrations extra special this year:
- Boxed Mashed Potatoes
- Boxed Stuffing
- Canned Vegetables
- Canned Yams
- Canned Fruit
- Canned Pumpkin
- Canned Gravy
- Canned Cranberry Sauce
Special Turkey Drive Events
Denver Broncos Turkey Drive Event
You don’t have to drive downtown to donate a frozen turkey. You can donate your turkeys and other food donations at this special event at the Broncos UCHealth Training Center’s Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse.
Saturday, November 19
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
UCHealth Training Center’s Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse (13403 E. Broncos Pkwy., Englewood, CO 80112)
Take Your Frozen Turkey to Work Week
Downtown Denver businesses are encouraged to support the Mission’s annual Turkey Drive in a fun and unique way by dropping off turkeys and other food donations as they head into work for the day or on their way home for the day.
November 18 – 23
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Delayed Start November 18
Turkey Drop Off at Lawrence Street Shelter Opens at 10:00 a.m.
Due to the inclement weather this morning, turkey drop offs at our Lawrence Street Shelter will open at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 18.
Parking lot across from the Lawrence Street Community Center (2222 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80205)
A Special Thank You to These Sponsors
“Host” Level Sponsor – $25,000
“Carver” Level Sponsors – $10,000
“Server” Level Sponsors – $7,500
“Roaster” Level Sponsors – $5,000
“Baster” Level Sponsors – $2,500
Dataiku
Jost ADK, Inc- Planet Fitness
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Marathon Petroleum
Runners Roost
SalesLeadership Inc
Serviam Foundation
Sheridan Ross
Usaj Realty
We Need Your Help to Feed Thousands of People!
This Thanksgiving season, thousands of people experiencing homelessness will come to our doors seeking basic needs like a meal and shelter. Thanks to your support, we’ll meet them with so much more—and it all starts with your donation today.
