Martha’s Village And Kitchen Needs Turkeys For Thanksgiving

Every year Martha’s Village & Kitchen serves special holiday meals on Thanksgiving and Christmas Days. Hundreds of less fortunate families come from around the Coachella Valley by bus, car, or on foot, to enjoy a hot holiday meal. There will be turkey, salad, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, milk and dessert. Without this meal service, these families would go without a special meal on Thanksgiving.

To serve over 1,000 turkey dinners on Thanksgiving Day, Martha’s Village & Kitchen needs 250 frozen turkeys immediately. Holiday food items such as boxes of mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, canned fruits, canned vegetables (pumpkin, yams), cranberry sauce, canned ham, dry goods (pasta, beans, brown rice, and other grains), soups, dessert mix and pies are needed as well. In order to be ready by November 25, the kitchen staff and volunteers at Martha’s Village & Kitchen must start food preparation next week.

Please take the frozen turkeys or the holiday food items directly to: Martha’s Village & Kitchen, 83791 Date Ave., Indio, CA 92201

Other Coachella Valley drop-off locations are available:

Brandini Toffee 42560 Bob Hope Dr., Rancho Mirage

Cal State San Bernardino ? Palm Desert Campus 37500 Cook St. Palm Desert

Classic Club Golf Course 75200 Classic Club Dr., Palm Desert

Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle School 43495 Palm Royale Dr., La Quinta

Gerald R. Ford Elementary School 44210 Warner Trail, Indian Wells

Mathis Brothers Furniture 81410 Highway 111, Indio

Souplantation 79705 Highway 111, La Quinta

* Souplanation will give a free Souplanation meal to each person who donates 2 turkeys there.

Or you can visit www.marthasvillage.org where you can use an interactive Valley map to find the closest food drop-off location near you.