Per Stage Coach Players Newsletter: 

Stage Coach Players is pleased to announce a partnership with the DeKalb Salvation Army to fill the hearts and bellies of hundreds of local families in need throughout the upcoming 2020 holiday season by collecting 100 Thanksgiving food boxes and hundreds of gifts for children who will otherwise go without.

To facilitate donations, we will return to a WEEKLY Food Drive and Fabric Giveaway EVERY Tuesday, rain (or snow!) or shine, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the parking lot behind the Stage Coach Players building at 126 S. Fifth Street in DeKalb.

Each Thanksgiving food box will include:
• A reusable grocery bag
• $10 gift card for a turkey
• Two cans of fruit
• Four cans of vegetables
• Stuffing Mix
• Instant mashed potatoes
• Can/bottle of gravy
• Boxed dessert mix

There are three ways to participate in the Thanksgiving food box drive:

  1. Donate $16 directly to the Salvation Army for every food box they wish to donate (through the Northern Illinois Food Bank/Salvation Army partnership, only $16 feeds an entire family for Thanksgiving). You can donate here: https://donate.salarmymetro.org/team/327306
  2. Build your own box(es) by purchasing the items on the list.
  3. Donate individual items that the SCP Task Force will assemble into boxes.

To help ensure every child experiences the excitement of being handed a holiday present, the Stage Coach Players ANGEL TREE has been hung with 100 tags featuring the wishes of 100 local boys and girls. You can select a tag, purchase the toy and drop off the new, unwrapped toy the following Tuesday. You can also choose to drop off any new, unwrapped gift for Toys for Tots.

All donations can be dropped off at the SCP Food Drive and Fabric Giveaway on Tuesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. or, if needed, special arrangement can be made for pick up by contacting info@stagecoachplayers.com.

As a reminder, we ask that all attendees please observe social distancing guidelines and wear masks.