Help set the table
The Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner
No cost. No tickets. No qualifying. If you want a warm plate and good company on Thanksgiving, there is a chair here with your name on it.
Why this meal matters
For a lot of people, Thanksgiving is the hardest day of the year to be alone or short on groceries. A free, open dinner removes every barrier: no ticket, no income check, no sign-up sheet. You walk in, you sit down, you eat.
It also does something quieter — it puts neighbors who would never otherwise meet at the same table. That is the whole point of The Family Fork.
Feeding a room takes turkeys, sides, pie, pans, tables, and a lot of hands. That is what our fundraisers, donations, and sponsors pay for.
Event information
- Date & time
- Details coming soon
- Location
- Details coming soon
- Who can come
- Everyone. Bring your family and a friend.
Needs owner review: Date, time, and venue for this year’s dinner must be confirmed and entered in the dashboard.
Campaign
Help Set the Table
Our general fundraising campaign for the free Thanksgiving dinner and the community programs that follow it. Every gift, of any size, puts another plate on the table.
Give to Help Set the TableThree ways to make the dinner happen
Volunteer
Prep, serve, greet, or clean up. Shifts are short and we train you.
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Fund groceries, disposables, and the hall rental.
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Businesses can underwrite part of the meal and be recognized.
Sponsorship levels
This year's Thanksgiving dinner, by the numbers
In our third year hosting this free community meal, neighbors came together to serve, eat, and give thanks.
1,403
Free meals served
112
Volunteers
317 lbs
Turkey (deboned)
34 gal
Homemade gravy
Food served on the line
- Honeyed Ham
- 222 lbs
- Chicken Dumsticks
- 190 lbs
- Pulled Pork
- 165 lbs
- Mac and Cheese
- 320 lbs
- Mashed Potatoes
- 220 lbs
- Cornbread Dressing
- 180 lbs
- Green Beans
- 155 lbs
- Buttered Corn
- 120 lbs
- Hawaiian Bread Rolls
- 1,176
- Pumpkin Pies
- 30
- Apple Pies
- 25
- Lemonade
- 32 gal
Thank you to our in-kind donors
Local companies and churches donated the food, supplies, equipment, and disposables that made this possible.
- Van Pelt Construction
- The Mill at the Kasteel
- Oak Harbor Home Depot
- Mission Ministry Outreach
- Jersey Mike’s Oak Harbor
- Living Faith Christian Center
These local staples, along with heartfelt private donations, funded the over 2,000 lbs of food and supplies necessary to make the event a success.