Project Wishbone

On Bainbridge Island, hundreds of families regularly find themselves without adequate food to put on the table. This past year, nearly 600 families used the Helpline House food bank.

Project Wishbone is a Helpline House project that matches the generosity of our community with those Bainbridge Island families in need. Due to our limited space and facilities, we don't serve a hot Thanksgiving meal, but we try to make it possible for anyone who wants one to cook their own.

Individuals, families and groups are invited to supply the foods needed for the Thanksgiving holiday. The need will be greater this year. Won't you help? Working together, we can meet the need.

How Can I Help?

• Assemble a box containing "fixings" for a complete Thanksgiving meal and deliver it to Helpline House
• Arrange a mini-food drive for holiday foods or basic foods for the food bank
• Donate cash or grocery gift cards to defray costs of fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy items.

When can I deliver Holiday food?

Check back in October 2008.