PAL and Together We Care Launch Food Drive

The first annual Thanksgiving Food Drive aims to provide 150 meal boxes to families in Parsippany and surrounding Morris County communities.

Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Philanthropy

PAL and Together We Care Launch Food Drive

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The Parsippany PAL and Together We Care NJ are running their first annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, which has collected hundreds of items but has not yet reached its goal of 150 complete meal boxes. Together We Care NJ joined the Parsippany PAL as a PAL-sponsored program for the effort.

Why it matters

The drive is intended to help families facing financial hardship and food insecurity ahead of the holiday. Donations of food and money are needed to complete the remaining meal boxes.

The drive targets 150 complete meal boxes, which would require 150 frozen turkeys or hams and quantities such as 107 containers of apple juice and 96 packages of rice. Collection is still underway, and the goal has not yet been met.

The players

Parsippany PAL

The Parsippany Police Athletic League is a local youth and community program that sponsors Together We Care NJ and runs donation drop-off for the food drive.

Together We Care NJ

A community organization that has joined the Parsippany PAL as a PAL-sponsored program and was spearheaded for this effort by founding member Dawn King.

The details

Donations can be dropped off at the Parsippany PAL at 33 Baldwin Road or at a Whippany location at 55 Parsippany Road, and monetary contributions are being collected through a GoFundMe campaign. Together We Care NJ, spearheaded by founding member Dawn King, is also arranging possible pickups of frozen turkeys or hams.

Donations are needed before Thanksgiving 2026 to complete the 150 meal boxes.

Community Ties

The food drive extends the Parsippany PAL's local role by pairing it with Together We Care NJ, which joined as a PAL-sponsored program, for the organizations' first annual Thanksgiving effort. It is a new holiday initiative built on an existing sponsorship rather than a standing program.

Residents who want to help can drop off food at the Parsippany PAL or the Whippany location, or contribute money through the GoFundMe campaign. Donors can also check whether frozen turkeys or hams can be arranged through Together We Care NJ before the holiday.

The takeaway

Small local donations of staple foods and frozen protein can determine whether families receive a complete holiday meal. Checking drop-off options early helps ensure the remaining boxes are filled before Thanksgiving.