The Thanksgiving Ingathering will continue to collect monetary donations and will purchase food again this year for Thanksgiving boxes. We will not be able to collect canned goods and nonperishable food items for Thanksgiving Food Baskets.

Area churches including Community Lutheran Church, St. Helena Parish and St. Mary's Mission Catholic Churches, and the Mascoma Valley United Methodist Parish, along with local area Scout Units and Friends of Mascoma Foundation work together each year on the Annual Ingathering project.

To Receive a Thanksgiving Box

If you know someone who would like to receive a Thanksgiving Turkey/rotisserie chicken and food box on Sunday, November 19th, please have them fill out the form and return it no later than Saturday, November 12th to:

Return this form by Friday, November 10th to:
Mascoma Valley United Methodist Parish
c/o Barbara Bickel
PO Box 463
Canaan, NH 03741

Boxes must be picked up by the recipient or their representative on Sunday, November 19th at St Mary’s Church Hall, School Street, Canaan between Noon and 2 p.m.

Monetary Donations Requested for 2023 Ingathering Boxes

Your monetary donations will help purchase items like:

  • pie crust mix

  • pumpkin pie filling

  • bread mixes

  • cranberry sauce

  • gravy

  • canned sweet potato

  • stuffing mixes

  • peanut butter

  • evaporated milk

  • jelly

  • soups

  • cereals

  • fresh bagged potatoes, etc.

The weekend before Thanksgiving, volunteers will work in socially and physically distanced teams to organize and distribute Thanksgiving Baskets to neighbors in need.  A turkey or pre-cooked rotisserie chicken is included with each box.  Any items left over are donated to the Enfield and Canaan Friends Feeding Friends Food Pantries in Canaan. 

  • To contribute to this long-standing, worthwhile project, please mail your check to:
    Community Lutheran Church
    P.O. Box 450
    Enfield, NH 03748
    with “Ingathering” written in the memo space.

  • Box packing will take place the week ahead of distribution.

  • On Sunday, November 19th, all recipients will collect their box at St. Mary’s Church Hall in Canaan. Box pick-up will be a drive-up, no-contact delivery to vehicles.

packing boxes for the 2016 thanksgiving ingathering.

packing boxes for the 2016 thanksgiving ingathering.

Thank you very much for your donations! Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless You and your loved ones.