Holiday Food Drive: A Season of Giving, Laughter & Full Hearts

From families packing meal kits together at the kitchen table, to kids proudly carrying canned goods into school drop-offs, to friends stopping by donation bins on their coffee runs — this year’s Holiday Food Drive has been filled with joy, teamwork, and the kind of magic you only find when a community truly comes together.

Every day has brought new smiles, full bins, and happy surprises. Watching our community show up in so many ways has been the best part of this entire drive.

And the best news?
Because of the incredible response, we’ve extended the Holiday Food Drive through December 12!

The Holiday Spirit Is in Full Swing

This year has blown us away. We’ve seen more donations, more volunteers, and more kindness than ever before. What started as a simple idea turned into an incredible movement powered by neighbors, businesses, and families who wanted to make the holidays brighter for others.

Our volunteers have been hustling — sorting donations, organizing food, and getting everything where it needs to go. It’s been busy (in the best way possible!), and we wouldn’t change a thing.

This drive has reminded us that giving doesn’t have to be complicated — it just has to come from the heart.

Turkey Drop Highlight

🦃💛 500 Turkeys. One powerful community.

We were honored to help organize the 2nd Annual Turkey Drop with Kings Meats, delivering 500 turkeys to organizations serving families across our community — just in time for the holidays.

Huge thank you to the California Conservation Corps for handling the heavy lifting and to every partner, volunteer, and business who made this possible. This was a true reminder of what happens when a community shows up together.

Special thanks to our lead organizers:
Kings Meats (Diamond Springs)
Stacie @kingsmeats
Walls from Placerville Toys for Tots
@el_dorado_community_foundation
@eldoradosheriff
@southtahoecrossfit

🦃 Turkey Recipients:
Christmas Cheer All Year
Phoenix Food Pantry
Family Resource Center
CASA El Dorado (SLT) @casa_edc
Boys & Girls Club
Lake Tahoe Community College Culinary Kitchen
@catalyst_community
Tahoe Youth & Family Services
Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless
SMILES
SOS Outreach
Our Lady of Lake Tahoe Church
Mountainhouse Church
Sierra Community Church

Let’s Finish Strong!

We’re in the final stretch, and we’d love for you to be part of the finish line!

If you’ve already donated — thank you for being amazing.
If you haven’t yet — there’s still time to jump in and spread some holiday cheer.

Let’s keep those bins full, our volunteers busy, and our community smiling.

The Holiday Food Drive runs through December 12, and we’d love to see you at one of our donation locations.

Drop-Off Locations

You can find donation bins at these amazing community spots:

Artemis Lakefront Cafe (Ski Run)
Azul Latin Kitchen
Basecamp Pizza Co.
Cascade Kitchens
Cuppa Tahoe
Desolation Athletic Fitness
Drink Coffee Do Stuff (SLT location)
Ernie’s Coffee Shop
Fox & Hound Smokehouse Grill & Bar
Grass Roots Natural Foods
Idle Hour
Overland Meat & Seafood Co.
Sierra Community Church
South Lake Brewing Co. at the Y
South Tahoe Crossfit
Sunrise Ski and Snowboard
Tahoe Bagel (Kingsbury)
Tahoe Family Hearing Clinic
Tillman Law Office
Welcome Home Shoppe
Whiskey Dicks Saloon

This season, you’ve reminded us all what community looks like.

Thank you for your generosity.
Thank you for your heart.
And thank you for making this a holiday season we’ll never forget 💛

Holiday Food Drive