Thanksgiving Baskets

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Thanksgiving Baskets

REGISTRATION

CAP’s 2025 Thanksgiving Basket program will provide ready-to-cook Thanksgiving dinners on Tuesday, November 25th, for families with limited financial resources living in Blaine, Birch Bay, Custer, and Point Roberts. Each basket is sized to the number of people in the family. Pre-registration is required. Registration deadline for 2025 is Friday, November 14th. Please register online, if at all possible!  Those who are not able to register online can call 360-393-9483 for assistance, beginning Friday, October 17th.

NEW THIS YEAR – Households of 1 and 2 people will now receive a Thanksgiving take-out meal prepared by the IGA Deli. This meal will include turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, a roll and butter, and pumpkin pie with whipped topping.

 

REGISTER HERE – October 17th – November 14 – Online registration for the 2025 Thanksgiving Basket program has now ended. If you would like to be added to our waitlist, please call 360-393-9483.

Those who are registered and confirmed recipients will receive an email and a postcard in the mail stating a specific time that they may pick up their basket between 10:00 am and 2:30 pm on Tuesday, November 25th.  Baskets not picked up by 2:30 pm will be distributed to families on the wait list. Those confirmed for the waitlist can come by the pick-up location at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 25th, to see if there are any baskets available. You will get an email and/or postcard in the mail. All recipients should bring their postcard with them when picking up their basket.

Pick-up location: Christian Way Community Church, 1733 H St., Unit 260 – next to Westside Pizza in the IGA Shopping Center

 

Baskets will include the following items:

  • fresh turkeys
  • potatoes
  • yams
  • stuffing mix
  • onions & celery
  • chicken broth
  • gravy mix
  • cranberry sauce
  • canned green beans
  • rolls & butter
  • milk
  • pumpkin pie
  • whipped topping

 

DONATIONS

The Thanksgiving Basket program is funded entirely by donations from local individuals, organizations, and businesses.  To donate, visit our Donation page or mail a check made out to CAP with “Thanksgiving Baskets” in the memo line to 508 G St., Blaine, WA  98230.

Thanksgiving Basket Leadership Team: Tim Alger, Jeff Mehlert, Suzanne Mehlert, Laura Vogee