Gift of Giving Thanksgiving - Jo Daviess County

11/20/2022

Good morning! 😃
The 2022 Thanksgiving Event is officially closed. All dinners have been delivered and it was a very successful year with 7 local families receiving a full Thanksgiving Dinner they can cook and share the experience with their families at home.
A huge thank you to all who helped make this possible!
Going forward, all of our events will take place at the Gift of Giving FB page below, so please make sure you like and follow it as this page will close soon.
Thank you again! 🦃🤎🧡🦃🤎🧡
Gift of Giving - Jo Daviess County

The Gift of Giving charity event in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

11/16/2022

Two dinners are being delivered to families tonight, the remainders will be sorted out and distributed over the weekend. Thank you to everyone who helped make this year's Thanksgiving Dinner Event a huge success! **I totally forgot to get the produce in a shot, but each family this year is also receivng fresh potatoes, celery, onions, carrots, apples and lemons!** 😃

11/12/2022

📣Good morning, everyone!😁

We will wrap up this year's event on Friday and all meals will be dropped of on Saturday, November 19th. 🦃🥧🥕🌽
If you are planning on donating anything I really need to have it before Wednesday to give myself some time to fill in the gap shopping. Items still needed;

Cranberry Sauce 🍒- 5
Mashed Potatoes (instant) 🥔- 5
Gravy (jar or mix)🥣 - 5
Cool Whip (frozen)🍦 - 5
Frozen rolls or bread 🥐- 5
Mac n Cheese🍝🧀 - 5

I can't pickup anything until Wednesday, as I am currently on quarantine but you may make a porch drop off at my house at anytime or make arrangements for a pickup on Thursday. As always, if you would rather give a monetary donation you can do so through;

Venmo - LeAnne-Sharkey80
Zelle - (815) 715-0547
Or you may drop off a check. Please do not send checks through the mail for the Thanksgiving event after today, as I don't think we would receive them in enough time.

🎄The Christmas Event will officially kickoff on Wednesday, so make sure to hop over to and follow our progress and find ways to help or receive help in what will be our biggest Christmas event yet. Thank you, everyone! 💖
https://www.facebook.com/giftofgivingjd

The Gift of Giving charity event in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

11/06/2022

Drop offs have all been set up with the recipient families for November 19th. I will complete all fill in the gap shopping for dinner on November 16th so if you're still looking to donate to this years' event just shoot me a message and let me know what I can put you down for!

If you're on board to drop off any items, please let me know when is a good time for me to pickup, I have a TON of freezer space so it can be anytime between now and the 16th.

Still needed:
Pies (frozen) - 5 families
Cool whip - 5 families
Butter - 7 families
Rolls (frozen or can be frozen) - 5 families
Cranberry Sauce - 5 families
Potatoes (fresh or instant) - 5 families
Mac n Cheese - 5 families
Anything you think is Thanksgiving special!

NOT needed:
Turkeys (thank you for the turkey donations and to Emma-Jane Mayer for donating the final 3 we needed!)

Green beans
Corn
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Cornbread
Stuffing
Worsterchire Sauce
French Fried Onions

11/03/2022

Good morning, we are in the final stretch!! If you're a family looking for some help this Thanksgiving, please reach out to me before Friday, November 4th.
For anyone who is able to donate, we will need all monetary donations by the end of next week and food items by November 15th, but the sooner the better! I am currently working on the Christmas event simultaneously so it would be great if I could get all of Thanksgiving in order as soon as possible 🦃.
Below are items we still need, or please send your generous monetary donations to (I am also able to pickup in Galena/Elizabeth);

Venmo - LeAnne-Sharkey80
Mail - P.O. Box 66, Elizabeth, IL 61028
Zelle - (815) 715-0547

Food Items Needed;
Turkeys - Frozen, at least 8-12 pounds 🦃
Cranberry Sauce 🥣
Gravy mix (packets or jars) 🫙
Frozen pies 🥧
Mac n Cheese 🧀
Mashed Potatoes 🥔
Rolls/bread (frozen, or can be frozen) 🥐
Butter 🧈
Cool Whip (frozen) 🍦

We do NOT need the following (already have what we need);
Green beans
Corn
Stuffing
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Worsterchire Sauce
French Fried Onions

If you have any items that you love for Thanksgiving that you'd like to add that is most definitely ok! The above list just include the basic items that we send for families :)

Thank you, everyone! It means so much to provide this to the community each year and I could never do it all without your help. God bless and a Happy Thanksgiving to each of you! 🦃🧡

10/20/2022

Wow!
We are moving along really well and I am so grateful, happy and excited! Due to a generous donation received today we are open to take more families this year! If you need assistance, please reach out to me. Your privacy is ALWAYS respected.

10/20/2022

Please like and follow the page for our big Christmas event as well. I've put a committee together for this year and expect some big things, come join us as it comes together and thank you, all!
https://www.facebook.com/giftofgivingjd

The Gift of Giving charity event in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

10/20/2022

I can't pull this off without your kindness, generosity, giving spirit and help! 😊
Food and monetary donations now being accepted. I have cleared out my chest freezer for any items that need to stay frozen (turkeys, pies, cool whip, etc).
Food drop off/pick up - Elizabeth or Galena, please PM me so we can set a day/time that works for you!🥔🌽🥐🦃🍗🥧🧄🍄
Monetary donations -💵✉️
Mail to (or message to work out a pickup day/time);
LeAnne Sharkey
P.O. Box 66
Elizabeth, IL 61028
Personal/business checks or Gift cards to Piggly Wiggly, Hy-Vee or Walmart
Or Venmo @ LeAnne-Sharkey80
All non-expired food items will be accepted but please read the comments below for specifics we are in most need of.
Thank you - EVERYONE! Please follow this page to stay updated on our progress and share the feel good of watching our community come together 🤎🧡💛

10/20/2022

Just a few photos from the past 3 years