Thanksgiving in the Park

10/27/2026

🦃🍂 **THANKSGIVING IN THE PARK – SIDE DISHES NEEDED!** 🍂🦃

Good afternoon, everyone! ❤️

We are still in need of **side dishes and desserts** for our 10th Annual Thanksgiving in the Park! We are preparing to serve our community a free Thanksgiving meal, and we need your help to make it a success! 🧡

🥔 **SIDE DISHES NEEDED:**
• Mashed potatoes
• Sweet potato casserole
• Macaroni and cheese
• Corn casserole
• Candied yams
• Lima beans
• Pinto beans
• Collard greens
• Fried cabbage
• Black-eyed peas
• Butter beans
• Squash casserole
• Broccoli and rice casserole
• Potato salad
• Deviled eggs
• Dinner rolls
• Cranberry sauce
• Garden salad
• Fruit salad

🥧 **DESSERTS NEEDED:**
• Pumpkin pie
• Pecan pie
• Sweet potato pie
• Banana pudding
• Peach cobbler
• Apple pie
• Brownies
• Cookies

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchfClmqPgkCva8kOyHk7uj2OETYluydCKt_s4BxMBA98W0WA/viewform

🙏 **Every donation makes a difference!** Whether you can provide one dish or several, your generosity helps us serve our community and share the love of Christ with those around us.

Thank you to everyone who has already donated, volunteered, and prayed for this event! We are so grateful for our amazing community and everyone who helps make this day possible. ❤️

Let's come together to make this Thanksgiving special for our neighbors! 🦃🍽️

10/27/2026

🦃 **Thanksgiving in the Park – Supply Needs** 🦃

Good afternoon, everyone! ❤️

Just a quick update! We are still in need of a few supplies for our **10th Annual Thanksgiving in the Park** event. If anyone would like to donate any of the items listed below, we would greatly appreciate your help! Every donation helps us make this event a success as we serve our community. ❤️

📋 **Items Needed:**

🛒 **Sam’s Club:**
- 2 heavy-duty, full-size steam table pans
- 3 boxes of to go containers with lids

**Sign up here**
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchfClmqPgkCva8kOyHk7uj2OETYluydCKt_s4BxMBA98W0WA/viewform

📍 **Drop-Off Location:**
If you are able to donate any of these items, please bring them to:

**Trinity Baptist Church**
1641 FM 325
Lufkin, TX

We would love to have all the supplies brought to the church so we can keep everything together as we prepare for the event.

🙏 Thank you all for your continued support, generosity, and willingness to help us serve our community! We couldn't do this without the support of our amazing community.

❤️ **Thank you for helping us make Thanksgiving in the Park a blessing to others!**

📅 **Thursday, November 26, 2026**
⏰ 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
📍 Kiwanis Park | Lufkin, TX

Please reach out to Greg or me if you can help with any of these items!

10/24/2026

* We just need 1 more large or 2 small ones* Thank you Buck’s Cup of Joe and Lufkin Street Ministries 25:40 for allowing us to borrow 2.

Good afternoon, everyone! 😊

We are still in need of 2 portable food warmers for our upcoming event. If anyone knows a person, church, or organization that might be willing to let us borrow one, please let Greg or me know!

We appreciate everyone’s continued support and willingness to help make this event a success! ❤️

Thank you all so much! God bless! 🙏

10/21/2026

❤️🥤 **THANK YOU, LUFKIN COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY!** 🥤❤️

We would like to give a HUGE thank-you to **Lufkin Coca-Cola Bottling Company ** for their generous donation of **15 cases of soda** for our 10th Annual Thanksgiving in the Park! 🦃🍂

Your generosity helps us make this special community event possible as we come together to provide a free Thanksgiving meal, fellowship, and a place for everyone to feel welcome.

We are so grateful for businesses in our community that step up and help make a difference in the lives of others. Your support means so much to us and to the families and individuals we will serve!

Please join us in thanking Lufkin Coca-Cola Bottling Company for being part of this special event! ❤️

📍 **Thanksgiving in the Park**
📅 Thursday, November 26, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Kiwanis Park, Lufkin, TX

10/19/2026

🦃 **THANKSGIVING IN THE PARK SHIRT DEADLINE!** 👕

Good evening, everyone! We just wanted to remind everyone that if you would like a **Thanksgiving in the Park shirt, you MUST be signed up by November 1st!** 🗓️

We will absolutely continue to welcome volunteers after the deadline because we can always use more helping hands to make this event a success! ❤️ However, **anyone who signs up after November 1st will NOT receive a shirt for the event.**

We also want to give another HUGE shout-out to **ATS for generously donating the shirts!** 🙌👕 Your generosity means so much to us and helps make it possible for our volunteers to represent this wonderful community event!

Thank you to everyone who has signed up, volunteered, donated, and supported **the 10th Annual Thanksgiving in the Park!** We are so excited to come together as a community to share a meal, fellowship, and show love to our neighbors. 🧡

📍 **Thursday, November 26, 2026**
⏰ **11 AM – 1 PM**
📌 **Kiwanis Park | Lufkin, TX**

Let's make this year's event a blessing to our community! 🦃❤️

10/17/2026

❤️ THANK YOU, AUTOMATION TECHNICAL SERVICES! ❤️

We would like to give a huge thank-you to Automation Technical Services (ATS) for their generous donation of shirts for our 10th Annual Thanksgiving in the Park! 🦃👕

Your generosity and support help make this special community event possible. We are so grateful for businesses like yours that step up to support our mission of bringing our community together for a free Thanksgiving meal, fellowship, and love.

Thank you for being part of the family and helping us make a difference in our community! ❤️

📍 Thanksgiving in the Park
📅 Thursday, November 26, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Kiwanis Park | Lufkin, TX

10/17/2026

🎉 THANK YOU, TORRES PARTY RENTALS! 🎉

We are so grateful to Torres Party Rentals for generously donating a bounce house for our Thanksgiving in the Park event! 🏰💙

Thank you for helping us make this event extra special by providing entertainment for our littles! We appreciate your kindness, generosity, and willingness to help make this a wonderful day for our community. ❤️

It takes a community coming together to make an event like this possible, and we are so thankful to have you as part of it!

🦃🍂

10/17/2026

📢 **ATTENTION, VOLUNTEERS!** 📢

Please check your email for a follow-up regarding tonight’s **Thanksgiving in the Park** meeting! 🦃❤️

Thank you all for your time, dedication, and willingness to serve our community. We appreciate each and every one of you and look forward to working together to make this year’s event a success! 🙏❤️

10/12/2026

🌙 **Good evening again, everyone!** ❤️🦃

Just a quick update on the dishes we still need for **Thanksgiving in the Park!** 🍂

✅ **We currently have enough:**
- Mashed potatoes
- Dressing
- Green bean casserole

🍖 **Our BIGGEST need right now is ham!** We are still in need of at least **9 more hams** to help feed our community!

🥧 **We are also looking for Thanksgiving side dishes, such as:**
- Sweet potato casserole
- Macaroni and cheese
- Candied yams
- Broccoli and cheese casserole
- Deviled eggs
- Cornbread
- Dinner rolls
- Cranberry sauce
- Sweet potato pie, pumpkin pie, or other desserts

These are just a few examples, and we appreciate anything you are willing to contribute! ❤️

📝 **Please use the sign-up link below to let us know what you plan to bring and to sign up to volunteer or order a Thanksgiving in the Park shirt.**

🔗 **Sign-Up Link:**
https://forms.gle/rWZ7sjNcWsFrrBRU6

We are so thankful for everyone who is helping make this event possible! It takes a community coming together to serve our community, and we are blessed by each and every one of you. 🙏❤️

📍 **Thanksgiving in the Park**
📅 Thursday, November 26, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Kiwanis Park, Lufkin, TX

Let's make this a Thanksgiving full of food, fellowship, and love! 🧡🦃

If you are volunteering for Thanksgiving in the park please fill this form out. please note this information is only available to Greg Sims and Katie Hickman Quine.