everything but the turkey
The presenting sponsor of Everything But The Turkey is The Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Foundation.
A signature program of the Edlavitch DCJCC since 1996, Everything But The Turkey (EBTT) brings together hundreds of volunteers to chop, mix, grate, and prepare thousands of servings of festive Thanksgiving dishes for people experiencing food insecurity and homelessness in the DC area in partnership with DC Central Kitchen.
This year, almost 800 volunteers prepared more than 12,000 servings of Thanksgiving side dishes, which will serve 3,500 people facing food insecurity in Washington, DC.
Whether you donated funds, made mac ‘n’ cheese jars, created snack bags, or chopped, grated, and mixed coleslaw, green beans, yams, stuffing, apple crumble, and collards, this impact was because of you.
Fighting hunger doesn’t stop with EBTT – we have to change the way our food systems work so that fewer people have to fight a daily battle to find their next meal.
We hope you might take a few minutes to learn and take action in the following ways:
- Support DC Central Kitchen’s innovative ways of creating systemic change in the food security realm.
- Join MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger to advocate on behalf of folks most vulnerable to food insecurity.
- Donate canned goods and other shelf-stable items to the Capital Area Food Bank – make sure to check out their most needed items list.
- Learn about grocery store disparities in DC in this report from DC Hunger Solutions.
REGISTRATION FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE TURKEY IS NOW CLOSED
PJ Library Edition (Young Families)
Sunday, November 20
10:00-11:15 AM
This program is designed for families with children under the age of 8 for story-time, arts and crafts, and light food preparation.
Young Professionals Edition
Sunday, November 20
1:30-2:30 PM
Help prepare food with other young professionals - and stay late or come early to schmooze and meet new people.
Sunday Community-wide Program
Sunday, November 20
4:30-6:00 PM
Chop, mix, peel, and measure to create delicious Thanksgiving dishes for DC Central Kitchen.
Monday Community-wide Program
Monday, November 21
6:30-8:00 PM
Chop, mix, peel, and measure to create delicious Thanksgiving dishes for DC Central Kitchen.
Want to learn more? Check out our 2022 FAQs:
Everyone! We invite volunteers of all ages and backgrounds to join us (you don’t have to be Jewish to volunteer). There is a special program for families with children under 7, a separate shift for young professionals, and two shifts open to everyone. Some of the recipes are not recommended for children under the age of 10 but that will be indicated on the registration page.
Yes. We request a tax-deductible program fee of $20 per person to offset the high costs of quality ingredients we use in all of the dishes we make during EBTT.
Please email Mira at msmith@edcjcc.org and she will help you out with registering for this program.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate walk-ins for any portion of this event. All participants must register online by the registration deadline.
We are very happy to help! Please email Mira Smith at msmith@edcjcc.org with your needs.
Yes! Each table holds 8 people. If you would like to reserve a table, we have sponsorship opportunities available. Otherwise feel free to reserve as many tickets as you would like. Please note that you will need to share out the program details with everyone in your group if you reserve multiple tickets.
The food all goes to DC Central Kitchen, where it is cooked, plated, and sent out to community agencies that serve these meals on Thanksgiving.
Due to the large number of volunteers attending all EBTT events we kindly request everyone is masked for the duration of their shift. We want to send everyone off to their Thanksgiving holidays healthy!
Thank you to our 2022 sponsors!
GOLD SPONSORS:
Janet Beth Abrams
Jordan Lloyd Bookey and Felix Lloyd
Jeff Menick
Saul and Nancy Pilchen
Martha and Philip Sagon Family Foundation
SILVER SPONSORS:
Cornerstone Research
Nussdorf Family Foundation
Wealthspire
BRONZE SPONSORS
John Ashley
Jonathan Edelman
Dina Gold
Jill and Robert Granader
Rhea Schwartz and Paul Wolff
IN-KIND SPONSORS:
Compost Cab
H&S Bakery
Keany Produce
The Class Produce Group
The Edlavitch DCJCC embraces inclusion in all its programs and activities. We welcome and encourage the participation of all people, regardless of their background, sexual orientation, abilities, or religion, including interfaith couples and families.