Thanksgiving 2026
Help Us Fill 2,500 Thanksgiving Tables
The 2nd Annual Great Turkey Race is on!
This Thanksgiving season, Neighbors In Need is preparing to provide food and grocery gift cards to
2,500 families throughout Greater Lawrence.
There are two teams—and several easy ways to help. Join Team Food, join Team Gift Cards, or support both!
Order a $25 Market Basket gift card online and send it directly to Neighbors In Need. *NIN Mailing address is:
P.O. Box 447
Lawrence, MA 01842
Your monetary donation will be used to purchase grocery gift cards for local families.
Purchase needed holiday foods through our Amazon Wishlist.
Download and share our Thanksgiving food list to organize a food drive or collection.
Food & Market Basket Gift Card Drop Off Days and Locations
elp local families by donating $25 Market Basket gift cards and nonperishable food at one of our upcoming food drives (download food list above):
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Saturday, October 31 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Market Basket — 1900 Main Street, Tewksbury -
Saturday, November 14 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Stop and Shop — 757 Turnpike Street, North Andover -
Sunday, November 15 | 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
South Church — 41 Central Street, Andover -
Saturday, November 21 | 10 a.m.–12 p.m. & Sunday, November 22 | 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
First Congregational Church — 26 Pleasant Street, Methuen, MA
Neighbors In Need Warehouse Drop-Off Hours
You can also drop off donations at our warehouse:
- Monday & Friday: 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
- Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
ALKU
Andover Fit Body Boot Camp
Christ Church of Andover, Christ United Methodist Church, Lawrence
High Plain Elementary
HIPERGlobal US
The Kindness Collaborative
Methuen Rotary
Metro Credit Union
Modern Woodman
MVCU
New Balance
North Parish Junior Youth Group
Phillips Academy, Andover
Primrose School of Andover
Rotary Club, Andover
South Elementary, Andover
South Church, Andover
Spark Fitness
The Weather Channel
Wood Hill Middle School, Andover
| ALKU | MVCU |
| Andover Fit Body Boot Camp | National Grid |
| Andover High School Field Hockey | New Balance |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence | North Parish Junior Youth Group |
| Christ Church, Andover | Phillips Academy, Andover |
| City of Methuen | Primrose School of Andover |
| Congregation Beth Israel, Andover | Reading Cooperative Bank |
| Congregation Havurat Shalom of Andover | Roman Music Therapy Services |
| Discovery Preschool | Rotary Club of Andover |
| Eastern Bank | Rotary Club of Methuen |
| Empty Nesters Of The Andovers | Seacoast Food Hub |
| Estabrook Elementary, Lexington | SMRT Architects & Engineers, Andover |
| Eurofins | SOEP Painting |
| First Congregational Church, Reading | South Church, Andover |
| First Church, Methuen | South Elementary School, Andover |
| First United Methodist Church, North Andover | Spark Fitness |
| Forest Street Union Church, Methuen | Sri Chinmaya Maruti Temple |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | St. Augustine Parish, Andover |
| High Plain Elementary, Andover | St. James Church |
| HYPER Global | St. Michaels Parish 2nd & 6th grade CCD |
| Iglesia Adventista del Septimo Dia | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church |
| Jessica’s Brick Oven | St. Robert Bellermine |
| LLL Preschool | Table Talk Pies |
| Merrimack College | Temple Emanuel Preschool |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank | The Kindness Collaborative |
| Metro Credit Union | The Savings Bank |
| MEVA | The Weather Company |
| Ministerio Apostolico es el Senor | Wood Hill Middle School, Andover |
| Modern Woodmen of America | |
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