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CommunityWednesday, November 11

Sign-ups for the Iowa Giving Crew's free Thanksgiving meals open Thursday at 9 a.m.

The Good Day Iowa City teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 2 sources

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If your family could use a Thanksgiving dinner, or you'd like to help one get it, public registration opens at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, through the 's website. Meals are headed to areas including Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo, Dubuque, Davenport and, new this year, the Mason City-Forest City area.

  • Cost to donate: $40 feeds a family of four
  • Meal pickup: Nov. 22, starting at noon, at Van Meter in Cedar Rapids and 5775 Tremont Ave. in Davenport
  • Sign-up: no income requirements for the public process
  • Menu: turkey from Fareway; sides from HACAP

376,000Iowans struggling with hunger, per Feeding America data

About a third of them are children, according to the data KCRG cites.

Source: KCRG

The group's goal is 2,750 meals. It provided 2,600 last year and 2,500 the year before. It started almost 10 years ago, when someone posted a buddy's cell phone number on Craigslist for anyone needing a Thanksgiving dinner. That group of friends has since fed more than 40,000 people. Eastern Iowans can donate anytime on the Giving Crew's website.

The Giving Crew aims to provide more meals than the past two years

Source: KCRG

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Value
Two years ago2,500
Last year2,600
This year's goal2,750

Sources: KCRG, kwqc.com

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