From the event log · 2020

Food In a Box and Thanksgiving meal kits

200 boxes of produce and groceries, plus no-contact Thanksgiving meal kits.

Date
November 21, 2020
Time
12:00–2:00 PM
Place
679 White Street, Springfield
Format
No-contact pickup
Partners
Inter Produce · Dunn & Phillips · C3 Forest Park Police · Walmart

What happened

The largest documented single distribution in the log: 200 boxes on Saturday, November 21, from 12 to 2 PM, handed out with no contact.

Alongside the produce boxes went Thanksgiving meal kits, three days before the holiday. Walmart appears on the flyer with Inter Produce, Dunn & Phillips and the C3 Forest Park police unit.

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Sources

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  1. Archived event flyerThe flyer for this event appears in the April 23, 2026 Wayback Machine capture of our previous website. The capture loads as one long page; the flyers are in the gallery near the bottom.