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Alexandria non-profit ALIVE! needs help filling Thanksgiving baskets for locals in need

Alexandria non-profit ALIVE! is looking for help to put together Thanksgiving baskets for locals in need.

The non-profit is looking to fill 150 baskets by Sunday, Nov. 7.

ALIVE! needs the following items:

  • Canned pumpkin
  • Canned yams
  • Corn
  • Cornbread mix
  • Cranberry Sauce
  • Gravy
  • Canned or packaged turkey or mushrooms
  • Instant mashed potatoes
  • Sweetened condensed milk
  • Green beans
  • Mac and cheese
  • Pie crust
  • Stuffing

Donations can be dropped off tomorrow (Saturday) from 9 a.m. to noon at the ALIVE! food warehouse (801 S. Payne Street).

Photo via Alive!/Facebook

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  • Vernon Miles is the ALXnow cofounder and editor. He's covered Alexandria since 2014 and has been with Local News Now since 2018. When he's not reporting, he can usually be found playing video games or Dungeons and Dragons with friends.