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Boundless Trailer actively works to bridge the gap between individuals and basic life necessities.

10/12/2026

LOCAL BUSINESSES, WE NEED YOU!🎄

Want to help make Christmas morning a little brighter for kiddos in our community?

This year, Brighter Christmas is looking for local businesses willing to host a Giving Tree!

We'll provide the gift tags with Christmas wishes from local children in need. Your customers and employees can choose a tag, shop for the gifts, and return them to your business with the tag attached. We'll take care of coordinating pickup!

It's a simple way to make a BIG difference in the lives of local families this Christmas.

Interested? Comment "Giving Tree" below, and I'll DM you all the details!

10/05/2026

BRIGHTER CHRISTMAS 2026 REQUESTS ARE OPEN! ✨

We are SO excited to be hosting our Brighter Christmas Distribution again this year with the help of so many amazing local businesses, organizations, and community partners!

If your family could use a little extra help making Christmas bright this year, our family request form is officially OPEN.

This year, we’re moving primarily online to make the process easier and save on printing + postage. If you typically fill out a paper form, you absolutely still can — just reach out to us! However, the online form will be our main form of submission.

Requirments:
- Must reside in East Dubuque, IL, or Menominee, IL
- Primary ages are Newborn through Age 14 + Senior Citizens
- All Requests due October 30, 2026

There is never shame in needing a little extra help. Brighter Christmas has always been about one thing — our community showing up for one another and making Christmas a little brighter for kiddos right here at home.

Submit your request here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIuBE3uLEwLtCpu9iR_SBkg0NEvVsh6xVFD9hGMIerxyPPug/viewform?usp=dialog

Please share so we can reach the families who need it most!

02/22/2026

“Fostering Community — where Christ feeds the hungry and sends the faithful.”

Today, that wasn’t just a phrase on the wall. It was unfolding right in front of us.

The Boundless Trailer had the honor of partnering with Holy Lutheran Methodist Church for outreach, and it was powerful to watch neighbors sorting through clothing, picking up food, and connecting with volunteers who genuinely care. Every table told a story. Every bag packed represented dignity, not just distribution.

Food insecurity is real in our community. The needs are tangible. But so is compassion. So is collaboration. So is the Church when it shows up with open hands.

Seeing familiar faces and standing shoulder-to-shoulder with other incredible organizations reminded us that this work is never meant to be done alone.

Grateful to serve.
Grateful to partner.
Grateful to witness community in action. 🤍

02/20/2026

Okay but can we just take a moment for Miss Casper’s 5th grade class at St. Rose Catholic School?👏

Because they showed up.

These students collected much-needed items for The Boundless Trailer, and they didn’t come halfway. They came generous. They came thoughtful. They came ready to serve.

Every hygiene item donated helps us serve individuals and families with dignity. What may have felt like a class project is about to make a very real difference in someone’s life.

Miss Casper — thank you for leading with compassion and awareness. The way we teach kids to care about their community matters.

And because generosity deserves to be met with generosity, I had the honor of donating a copy of Hope on Wheels to their classroom. My hope (no pun intended) is that it reminds them they’re never too young to carry light into hard places.

5th grade — you understood the assignment. Keep being bold in kindness. It looks good on you.

If your classroom, church, or business wants to host a drive for The Boundless Trailer, message us.

Let’s keep building something that lasts.🖤

02/16/2026

We’re rolling into 2026 with our first Boundless Outreach of 2026✨

We are so excited to kick off the new year with our first outreach of 2026 in partnership with Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and so many incredible community partners who make this mission possible.

Saturday, February 21st from 9:00–10:30 AM at 1755 Delhi St, Dubuque, IA 52001 - Registration forms will be provided upon arrival, and resources will be available while supplies last.

The Boundless Trailer will be on-site and set up indoors with our usual offerings — hygiene products, cleaning supplies, and other essential resources.

We are also grateful that Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will be hosting a hot breakfast, and additional community partners will be present with even more resources and support for those who attend.

This outreach is especially meaningful, as it will be Paige’s final outreach before heading to New Orleans to begin her next chapter. She’ll be serving in the morning and hitting the road that afternoon — but even as we enter this transition season, our mission remains the same: No matter where we go, we want every person to feel loved, seen, and reminded that they deserve access to the basic necessities of life.

We hope you’ll join us. 💛

02/09/2026

Smiling ear to ear—and for good reason. 💛

We always love when our organizations get the chance to collaborate, and partnering with The Workshop Galena is especially meaningful. During December and January, they hosted a tip jar at Gifted Hands Thrift Store and generously donated the proceeds—$125—to The Boundless Trailer. This money will be put towards supporting our organization's operating costs!

Gifted Hands isn’t just a thrift store; it directly supports The Workshop’s mission of creating meaningful job opportunities for individuals with special needs.

When nonprofits support one another, it’s powerful—because real community impact happens when missions align and work together!

Gifted Hands Thrift Store Hours:
Monday–Friday: 9am–5pm
Saturday: 9am–1pm
Sunday: Closed
Located: right next to the galena workshop building!

We’re so grateful to stand alongside organizations that lead with dignity, inclusion, and heart.

12/29/2025

As this year comes to a close, our hearts are full in a way that words almost can’t capture. What we feel most is gratitude — for every person who has believed in The Boundless Trailer, prayed for this mission, given generously, volunteered faithfully, and stood with us through a year that asked more of all of us than we expected.

This year stretched us. The need in our communities continued to grow, often faster than the resources available to meet it. There were moments when we weren’t sure how the next outreach would come together, and yet — every time — provision arrived. Sometimes through a donation. Sometimes through a last-minute connection. Sometimes through prayer alone. Because of you, the work never stopped. Hope kept moving.

We want to thank you not only for what you gave, but for the trust you placed in this mission. Your support — whether consistent or occasional, visible or behind the scenes — made real impact in real lives. You carried more than supplies this year; you carried dignity, compassion, and a reminder that people are seen and valued.

As we look ahead, we are entering a season of intentional prayer and discernment. We are asking God for wisdom around sustainability, provision, and how to steward this work well as the need continues to increase. That may require us to adapt our structure, adjust our pace, or seek new footing for the future — all with the same heart and obedience that brought us here.

If you are willing, we invite you to pray with us in the year ahead — for clarity, for continued provision, and for the people and families we serve every single day. Thank you for walking alongside us, for believing when the path wasn’t clear, and for being part of what God is doing through The Boundless Trailer.

We are deeply grateful for you — and for the way you have helped carry hope forward this year. 🤍

12/16/2025

At one point, Jen threw a frozen hamburger and it almost took Joe out. ❄️🎄

And honestly… that pretty much sums up our Brighter Christmas Distribution.

It was one of the coldest days of the year. Hams and pounds of hamburger were literally flying. Numbers were being yelled as cars pulled in faster than we could load them. Hands were frozen. Voices were hoarse. And we were all running on caffeine, adrenaline, and a whole lot of love!

This year, The Boundless Trailer served 33 local families — just shy of 175 individuals. Behind those numbers were weeks of planning, donation pickups, Giving Tree tags, late-night organizing, last-minute shopping, repacking baskets (more than once), and the quiet mental load that doesn’t shut off. It was exhausting — the deep kind — but it was also deeply meaningful.

What carries us through every year is gratitude. For the families who trust us. For the volunteers who show up. For the community that never fails to remind us that generosity multiplies when it’s shared.

We are so thankful for the businesses and organizations who partnered with us and helped make this possible:

Thank you to Frentress Bar & Grill, East Dubuque Daycare, Natural Nectar, and the East Dubuque Student Council - for hosting Giving Trees and rallying local support to fulfil our families requests.

Thank you, One Sound Meditation - for collecting monetary donations that covered supplies and last-minute wishlist needs

Thank you Toys for Tots — for keeping the toy pile stocked!

Thank you Elks Club in Galena — for providing food boxes for every family!

Thank you St. Mary’s Church & Parish Center — for opening your doors to your space for us to oppertare out of as well as hosting a giving tree!

And to the people who made the chaos work — lifting heavy boxes, loading cars in freezing temps, calling numbers, cracking jokes, dodging airborne pounds of hamburger, and serving with full hearts!

Joleen Reisen, Gail Johnston, Jersey Johnston, Jen Heim (iconic hamburger moment), Joe Heim (we’re glad you survived), Morgan Patters, Cody Johnston, Natalie Cavanaugh, and Little Echo (our smallest helper with the biggest heart).

This marked our 5th year leading Brighter Christmas. We’re incredibly grateful… and yes, very tired — the kind of tired that comes from carrying something that matters. The kind that reminds us leadership isn’t glamorous, but it’s sacred.

Thank you for trusting The Boundless Trailer. Thank you for believing in this work. And thank you for helping us make Christmas brighter — even on the coldest, busiest days of the year.

Now if you’ll excuse us… we’ll be thawing out, catching up on sleep, and keeping a safe distance from frozen pounds of hamburger!!❤️

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East Dubuque, IL
61025

Opening Hours

Monday	4:30pm - 7:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 11:30am
Wednesday	9am - 11:30am
Thursday	4:30pm - 7:30pm
Friday	4:30pm - 6:30pm

Telephone

+15635819666

Website

http://theboundlesstrailer.org/

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