Gig Harbor Basket Brigade

11/06/2026

Even $5 helps put Thanksgiving on a neighbor’s table. 🦃

The Gig Harbor Thanksgiving Basket Brigade packs and delivers an average of 1,300 Thanksgiving baskets every year to local families, from Gig Harbor and the Key Peninsula to South Kitsap, Tacoma, JBLM and Naval Base Kitsap.

It runs on neighbors. When hundreds of us each give what we can, small gifts turn into full holiday meals.

Give today: gghf.info/GHBBdonate

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11/01/2026

For 32 years, the Gig Harbor Basket Brigade has packed and delivered an average of 1,300 Thanksgiving baskets a year to local families. This November marks our 33rd. 🍂

It can start with one neighbor saying, “I know a family who could use this.”

If you know a neighbor, friend or family in our community who could use a little extra support this Thanksgiving, nominate them 👉 gghf.info/nominate

📅 Requests accepted until Monday, Nov. 16
✏️ Updates accepted until Wednesday, Nov. 18
🚚 Deliveries on Saturday, Nov. 21

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10/31/2026

🎃 No tricks, just treats for our neighbors!

Three weeks from today, on Saturday, Nov. 21, hundreds of volunteers will pack and deliver complete Thanksgiving meals for local families at the 33rd Gig Harbor Thanksgiving Basket Brigade. 🦃

Here’s how you can help:
🍂 Volunteer Nov. 20–21 👉 gghf.info/BBvolunteer
🏡 Nominate a family by Nov. 16 👉 gghf.info/nominate
🧡 Donate 👉 gghf.info/GHBBdonate

Local business? Sponsorships start at $500 👉 gghf.info/GHBBSponsor

👋 DM us “LINKS” and we’ll send you these links directly!

10/30/2026

Every November, something special happens here. 🧡

Families pack boxes side by side. High school students work alongside longtime volunteers. Scout troops, churches, businesses, military families and community groups all pitch in. Together they turn donated food and funds into complete Thanksgiving meals for local families.

This year it takes about $55,000 in donated food and funds to make it happen. Local businesses, sponsorships start at $500, and every level includes a chance for your team to volunteer together.

Become a sponsor 👉 gghf.info/GHBBSponsor
Prefer to give as an individual? gghf.info/GHBBdonate

👋 DM us “LINKS” and we’ll send you these links directly!

10/29/2026

In 1994, David Cathers and his wife packed Thanksgiving meals for eight local families in need, right from their living room. 🦃

This November is the 33rd Gig Harbor Thanksgiving Basket Brigade. What began in one living room now brings together more than 450 volunteers over two days. Together they serve families across Greater Gig Harbor, the Key Peninsula, South Kitsap, parts of Tacoma, and military families at JBLM and Naval Base Kitsap.

That’s what happens when neighbors keep showing up for neighbors.

Join us November 20–21 👉 gghf.info/BBvolunteer
Learn more: gghf.info/BasketBrigade

👋 DM us “LINKS” and we’ll send you these links directly!

10/19/2026

Good food, great company, and a meaningful cause! This November, Gig Harbor gathers for an evening worth savoring. Join us at Canterwood Country Club for INDULGE: a Sip & Savor Experience — an exquisite night of sublime bites, artisan beverages, and meaningful community connection, all in support of our community's seniors. 🥂

Seats are limited. Get your tickets today!

🌐 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indulge-a-sip-savor-experience-tickets-1998440539450

08/26/2026

A huge thank you to Amazon for continuing to stand with the Gig Harbor Thanksgiving Basket Brigade year after year.

We are thrilled to kick off the 2026 Basket Brigade season with an incredible $10,000 gift from Amazon to help provide Thanksgiving meals for local families. Their ongoing support has made a real difference in what this community is able to do together, and we are deeply grateful.

Now it’s your turn to be part of one of Gig Harbor’s most beloved community traditions.

Planning Committee: Help shape the event behind the scenes and coordinate the many moving pieces that make Basket Brigade possible. Email: [email protected]

Volunteer, Pack, Drive & Deliver: Sort food, decorate and pack boxes, load vehicles, and help deliver Thanksgiving baskets to local families.
https://gghf.info/BBvolunteer

Donate: Individual gifts of every size help provide the food, supplies, transportation, and logistics needed to serve up to 1,000 families this year.
https://gghf.info/GHBBdonate

Sponsor: Businesses and organizations interested in making a larger financial investment can learn about 2026 sponsorship opportunities here:
https://gghf.info/GHBBSponsor

In-Kind Giving & Community Support: Food, products, services, food drives, equipment, transportation, printing, volunteer refreshments, and other in-kind support are all important parts of Basket Brigade. To coordinate a contribution, email: [email protected]

Nominate a Household: Schools, churches, community organizations, and individuals can nominate local households to receive a Thanksgiving basket.
https://gghf.info/nominate

The 33rd Annual Gig Harbor Thanksgiving Basket Brigade takes place November 20–21, 2026, with our big community packing and delivery day on Saturday, November 21.

More than a meal. A community tradition.

05/05/2026

Like so many grassroots efforts, many of the programs and partnerships supported through the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation began around kitchen tables, in classrooms, out in the field, or with small groups of neighbors simply trying to help.

Today, as the Foundation celebrates 20 years of community impact and more than $24 million invested back into the greater Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula community, we’re reminded that this work has always been powered by people choosing to show up for one another.

Your support today helps shape what the next 20 years of community care, connection, stewardship, and opportunity can become.

If you’d like to support local work that makes a real difference close to home, you can give here:
bit.ly/GGHFGiveBIG

Today felt like a good moment to share a few reminders of what community support actually looks like here at home.

In 2025, the Gig Harbor Senior Center welcomed nearly 10,000 visits through programs focused on connection, wellness, meals, movement, and community support — while also helping deliver nearly 10,000 pounds of food to low-income seniors through its partnership with Emergency Food Network.

Since 2003, the Lu Winsor Environmental Fund has invested more than $300,000 into local environmental education, habitat restoration, and stewardship efforts that help protect the shorelines, forests, and waterways that define our region.

And in 2025 alone, EnviroCorps volunteers walked 56 miles of local roadway litter patrols and removed more than 100 bags of litter from community spaces throughout our region.

These things happen because people continue choosing to care about the place they live and the people around them.

None of us can solve every challenge facing the world right now. But together, we can help create a community where seniors feel connected, students feel supported, families feel cared for, and the natural places around us are protected for future generations.

If you’d like to be part of today’s WA Gives campaign, there’s still time to help strengthen the community we all share:
bit.ly/GGHFGiveBIG

05/05/2026

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05/05/2026

Proud to support the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation and the many people, programs, and partnerships helping strengthen our community. Today is GGHF’s 20th birthday and WA Gives — a great day to support local work that makes a real difference close to home.

Today, communities across Washington are coming together through WA Gives to support the places and people that matter most to them.

Here at home, that support looks like scholarships for local students, outdoor learning for children, connection and care for seniors, stewardship of the natural places we all share, and neighbors continuing to show up for one another year after year.

In uncertain times, strengthening local community may be one of the most meaningful things we can still do together.

While we may not be able to fix everything, we can still make a real difference close to home.

This is what community looks like.

If you’d like to support the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation during WA Gives today, you can give here:
bit.ly/GGHFGiveBIG

Thank you for caring about this community and the people who call it home.