VISTE’s 28th Annual Thanksgiving Meal Delivery!

Wednesday, November 27th, 2024

Join us for VISTE’s 28th Annual Thanksgiving Meal Delivery and help brighten the holidays for seniors in need! This family-friendly event is a local tradition and helps kick off the holiday season. There are numerous ways to participate and to help!

On the day before Thanksgiving, volunteers prep and pack 2,000 Thanksgiving meals at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. Hundreds of volunteer drivers pick up the meals in the afternoon (using convenient drive-through lanes) and deliver Thanksgiving meals with all the trimmings, a live poinsettia, and other treats to VISTE clients age 70-108.

THANK YOU to everyone who helps make this event a success, including volunteers, community groups, local businesses, and other supporters – we couldn’t do it without YOU! Special thanks to our Title Sponsor Allen & Company, as well as to sponsors Mosaic, T. Mims Corp., Comcast, and GEICO!

With YOUR help, two VISTE programs will provide much-needed food and other items for local seniors in need, as well as a cheerful visit by a volunteer.

Please consider covering the cost of one or more Thanksgiving meals and/or Holiday Personal Care Boxes. Donating is easy! Just click on the DONATE button below to send holiday love to a local senior in need. You can support Thanksgiving meals, Holiday Personal Care boxes, or both!

Great news! ALL GIFTS WILL BE MATCHED up to the goal amount of $5,000, thanks to T. Mims Corp. THANK YOU!!

Thanksgiving Gratitude from a VISTE Client

“Today I received my Thanksgiving dinner. There are not enough words to say thank you! And the plants-pink poinsettias, my favorite color. As the volunteer came in, I saw the bags with children’s drawings. It made me so emotional that I cried. So beautiful. I never felt so cared for. I am so very grateful for everything.”

- Elizabeth, VISTE Client

Volunteer Program Opportunities

Green Bean Snap – Monday, Nov. 25, 9 a.m., First Presbyterian Church of Lakeland

Thanksgiving Meal Delivery – Wednesday, Nov. 27, RP Funding Center drive through Volunteer with family, friends, and colleagues! Drivers must register by 11/20 to deliver meals.

Christmas Gift Delivery

Starting Friday, Dec. 16

3rd ANNUAL VISTE OPEN!

Thanks to everyone who helped make the 3rd Annual VISTE Open Charity Golf Tournament a success, and congratulations to the winning team from Golf Etc./Lakeland! We appreciate all of the 132 golfers who participated. Special thanks to Tournament Coordinator Bob Max, Grasslands Golf & Country Club GM Tom Schoenle, and our wonderful event volunteers.

Thanks also to Title Sponsor Dixie Signs, Inc. and Gold Sponsors Crowder Brothers Ace Hardware, Lakeland Electric, Modern Woodmen, Mosaic Global Sales, Saddle Creek Corporation, and TECO! Proceeds from this event go directly to support our elderly family members, neighbors, and friends in need.

Photos from the event will be posted soon on the VISTE website at viste.org/viste-golf-open. See you next year at the VISTE Open!

At this special time of year, we are grateful for what we’ve been given. Please remember others in our community who may be struggling and let them know you care. Thank you for providing caring and hope to local seniors in need!

With Gratitude to Our Sponsors

Thanksgiving Meal Delivery &

Holiday Personal Care Boxes Sponsors

3rd Annual VISTE Charity Golf Tournament

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