Thanksgiving Events

We are having a Fall Potluck (named for religious purposes to not offend any one resident on our community). On November 18th we are having a Potluck. & We are providing all the big stuff: Turkey, Ham, Utensils, Music, Fun, Drinks and More Fun. & having a Potluck since it was a few of our residents ideas. & the one who brings the most interesting dish/appetizer/dessert will be judged for a prize or FREE rent... Potluck is divided by the initial of the last name. & a winner will be provided by each category. Most importantly, its a time for rest and mingling. to meet your neighbors. We will also have a coloring contest of a turkey for the kiddos. So a little kiddie event too. with a little story of Thanksgiving - The Real Pilgrim style from back in the day. Where it...

We are trying to implement this for this year. As a LIHTC community many of our residents are lower income families. I have solicited participation from local businesses and non-profits to offer Thanksgiving Day meal baskets for each of out families. It will include a turkey, and supplies to make stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetable, rolls and a pie. It is our way to give thanks to our residents and hopefully earn their thanks as well.

Our residents here are wonderful! They are on strict budgets, hard times and scrapping by to pay their rent in some cases. Although we are not government subsidized, a good handful of them are on food stamps due to the loss of a job. We would like to give back to the community, but more specifically our community. We will be holding a canned food drive in order to be selected for a fully prepared meal from Honey Baked Ham or Omaha Steaks. The food comes delivered to their door and just needs to be heated up! We also have a younger population here that sometimes can't make it home for the holidays due to their exams, budget, etc. We thought it would be an awesome "Thank You" to help support our own and have a cozy meal on us. We hope in turn,...

We serve a full blown Thanksgiving Feast for our residents the Thursday before Thanksgiving so that our residents can spend the actual holiday with their families. We get hams & turkeys from The Honey Baked Ham store. We buy some of their sides and I actually make some of them myself...with homemade cheese balls and pies. The residents love it.

I managed an apartment community for seven years. We sponsered a BLACK FRIDAY (DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING SHOPPING TOUR) for 5 years running. The 1st year we only had a hand full of residents go and we drove our own vehicles. The last year we had a bus of 50. We loaded our residents around 8am and drove them to the Jefferson Outlet Mall (about an hour away). Upon arrival the resident went their seperate ways (or shopped in groups). We met are the food court at 11:30am and purchased lunch for all. After lunch the resident went back to shopping. We all met up around 4pm for the bus ride home. This was a time of lively conversation about the days purchases. The cost was minimal (around $100.00) for the 1st few years. As our attendees grew and the...