Iowa Giving Crew

our non-profit organization started from a prank back in november 2017. someone had put a friend’s contact information on craigslist saying he was giving away free turkeys just before thanksgiving - he was not. but our friend immediately received numerous phone calls inquiring about the free turkeys. upon realizing there was a large need for something like this in our community, we gathered a group of local friends to actually raise some funds to give away meals that thanksgiving. since then we have grown exponentially each year, serving 650% more families in year three than in year one. in 2019, the iowa giving crew was created as a non-profit to help fill the needs identified in the community to bring thanksgiving dinners to the food insecure and expand our ability to serve the community in other ways.