Annual LINK Thanksgiving Dinner 2025

Volunteers are needed for the annual LINK Thanksgiving Dinner, which is a free holiday meal for community members.

The meal will be served from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 at the LINK meal site at 221 W 10th St. Meals will also be delivered on that day.

Volunteer Shifts

Organizers said volunteers would be needed as follows:

• Nov. 26, from 3 to 6 p.m., to receive donated food at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6001 Bob Billings Parkway, and to begin assembling meals for home delivery.

• Nov. 27, from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m., at Corpus Christi to pack home-delivered meals and clean up the prep area.

• Nov. 27, from 11:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at Corpus Christi to deliver meals (one car per sign up).

• Nov. 27, from 11:30 to 3:30 p.m., to set up, serve, and clean up the meal at the LINK meal site.

To volunteer, go to linklawrence.org to sign up beginning Nov. 10. Questions can be directed to Deb Engstrom at engstromdeb5550@gmail.com or call 785-727-3790 after 5 p.m. on weekdays. Sign-up is required in order to volunteer.

Location addresses:

Corpus Christi Catholic Church: 6001 Bob Billings Pkwy. Lawrence, KS

LINK: 221 W 10th St. Lawrence, KS

Requests for home deliveries must be made through a service-providing agency. These agencies will submit their lists on Nov. 24.

Information quoted from LJWorld, updated with information from LINK's Thanksgiving Sign Up Genius.