Good News Rescue Mission Launches Stuff the Truck

The 29th annual food drive began collecting frozen turkeys and Thanksgiving trimmings at two Redding stores as turkey box demand climbs.

Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Philanthropy

Good News Rescue Mission Launches Stuff the Truck

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Good News Rescue Mission began its 29th annual Stuff the Truck food drive on November 6, 2026, collecting donations at the Save Mart on Churn Creek Road and the Redding Walmart. Within two days, 200 people had signed up for Thanksgiving turkey boxes.

Why it matters

Families in the Redding area are struggling to make ends meet amid inflation and economic pressure, and the mission is seeing surging demand for holiday meal assistance. The drive helps fill that gap for local households ahead of Thanksgiving.

Good News Rescue Mission reported 200 signups for Thanksgiving turkey boxes within two days of opening, and expects that number to rise to about 500 by Thanksgiving. The mission has not yet reported how many donations the drive has collected so far.

The players

Good News Rescue Mission

A Redding-based nonprofit that runs holiday food drives and meal assistance programs for families in need.

Justin Wandro

Chief Impact Officer of Good News Rescue Mission, overseeing the organization's community programs.

The details

Volunteers are asking shoppers at the Save Mart on Churn Creek Road and the Redding Walmart to donate frozen turkeys and Thanksgiving meal trimmings. The mission will remain at both locations until 6 p.m.

November 6, 2026: Stuff the Truck donation collection began.
Within two days: 200 people signed up for turkey boxes.
6 p.m. daily: Donation collection at Save Mart and Walmart ends.
Thanksgiving 2026: Expected turkey box signups reach about 500.

Giving Trend

This is the 29th consecutive year Good News Rescue Mission has run its Stuff the Truck drive, extending a nearly three-decade tradition of holiday food collection in Redding. The 2026 effort continues that annual pattern as turkey box demand grows.

Redding households facing higher grocery costs can apply for Thanksgiving turkey boxes through Good News Rescue Mission, which has already logged 200 signups. Residents can also drop off frozen turkeys or meal trimmings at the Save Mart on Churn Creek Road or the Redding Walmart.

The takeaway

Local giving drives like this one rely on neighbors donating frozen turkeys and trimmings, so a single stop at a participating store can help a Redding family sit down to Thanksgiving dinner.

What happens next

Turkey box signups are expected to reach about 500 by Thanksgiving 2026, and Stuff the Truck collections continue at Save Mart and Walmart until 6 p.m. each day.