Each July, North Liberty Community Pantry holds Thanksgiving in July, a community-wide food drive to help fill the shelves during the time of year with the most need. The Pantry is distributing more than 45,000 pounds of food a month. Our goal is to collect 20,000 pounds of food in July to help reach this need! We encourage businesses, churches, and individuals to participate in Thanksgiving in July by holding a food drive. Download a Thanksgiving In July poster to display with your collection.
Financial donations go even further and can be made online directly to the Pantry. These donations are converted to 5 pounds per $1, the average cost for the Pantry to purchase food from Hawkeye Area Community Action Program’s (HACAP) food reservoir.
Drop off your donations at one of these North Liberty locations (to be updated as more collections begin!):
North Liberty Community Pantry, 89 N. Jones Blvd., Monday-Thursday from 12-5pm. Please call ahead to arrange large drive drop offs at 319-626-2711.
First United Methodist Church of North Liberty, 85 N. Jones Blvd First Interstate Bank, 665 Community Drive Hartwood Salon, 565 Cameron Way Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 650 240th Street MidWestOne Bank, 465 Highway 965 Northeast, Suite A North Liberty Library, 520 W. Cherry Street North Liberty MidWestOne Bank, 465 Hwy 965 NE, Suite A Performance Health & Fitness, 3290 Ridgeway Dr Suite 1, Coralville
Thanksgiving in July History
Thanksgiving in July, a community-wide food drive, was created more than 20 years ago by Mercy Iowa City (Chef Ron Hall) and Hawkeye Foodservice Distribution in Tiffin. The six tons of food and funds collected the first year went to the Johnson County Crisis Center Food Bank. Since then the food drive has continued to develop and expand. The drives include food pantries and food relief agencies in Iowa City, Coralville, Tiffin, North Liberty, as well as other areas in Iowa.
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