15th Annual SF TURKEY DRIVE
OUR COMMUNITY IS ONE...EVERYONE MATTERS
Saturday, November 21 & Saturday, December 19, 2026
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Ingleside District, San Francisco
A Community Holiday Event
in collaboration with St. Emydius Church
DONATE - VOLUNTEER - HELP YOUR COMMUNITY
JOIN US IN HELPING OUR COMMUNITY
The 2025 SF Turkey Drive was an incredible success! Together, we collected 1,762 turkeys, helping provide more than 80,000 meals to members of our community facing food insecurity.
This year, our mission is more important than ever.
Rising grocery prices and the increasing cost of living in San Francisco are making it difficult for many individuals, families, and seniors to afford even the basics.
We invite you to join us once again by donating turkeys, making a financial contribution, or volunteering your time.
Together, we strengthen a community where everyone matters.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
At the SF Turkey Drive, we'll be collecting:
🦃Turkeys - frozen preferred 🍖 Hams - in December
🥕Fresh Vegetables - such as onions, potatoes and carrots — bags or boxes — for the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
🥜 Non-Perishable Breakfast Foods - such as peanut butter, jam/jelly and oatmeal for St. Francis Living Room
💵 Monetary Donations - made to one or more of the nonprofits listed below
100% OF ALL DONATIONS GOES DIRECTLY TO OUR NONPROFIT BENEFICIARIES.
YOU CHOOSE WHERE YOUR DONATION GOES. DONATE TO:
SF-MARIN FOOD BANK | ST. FRANCIS LIVING ROOM | ST. ANTHONY FOUNDATION
WHO YOUR DONATION HELPS:
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
Provides food to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity throughout our community.
St. Francis Living Room
Provides a safe community space and a healthy breakfast for homeless and low-income seniors.
Provides food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, and other essential services to people in need.
WHY WE DO THIS
OUR COMMUNITY IS ONE...EVERYONE MATTERS
The SF Turkey Drive began in 2012 with one simple mission: to fight hunger in our own community.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, over the past five years alone, we've helped provide for more than 400,000 meals to those in need.
This year, your generosity is vital.
What does a gift to the SF Turkey Drive mean?
Simply that food is a gift that can be a lifeline for so many in our community.
Today, rising grocery prices and the high cost of living in San Francisco are making it harder for individuals, families, and seniors to afford even the basics.
A turkey, a bag of vegetables, a jar of peanut butter, a financial contribution, or a few hours of your time may seem simple. But together, these contributions help put food on the tables of neighbors who need it most.
This is what community looks like.
A MESSAGE FROM ST. FRANCIS LIVING ROOM
As Executive Director of St. Francis Living Room, which welcomes homeless and low-income seniors in San Francisco's Tenderloin, I see every day the difference a meal in a safe space can make. For seniors facing health challenges, isolation, and hardship, a simple gift of food can be a lifeline—bringing comfort, dignity, and connection when it is needed most.
THE SF TURKEY DRIVE IN THE NEWS
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JOIN US
Saturday, November 21 and Saturday, December 19, 2026
9 a.m. – Noon
350 De Montfort Ave. at Jules, San Francisco
OUR COMMUNITY IS ONE...EVERYONE MATTERS!
Thank you for being part of a community where everyone matters.
To volunteer at the SF Turkey Drive, please click HERE.
Patrick, Volunteer since 2013 (taped in 2020)
"I Like To Teach" by the McDonald family recorded in 2020 for the Thanksgiving Drive
Art, Donor since 2013 (recorded in 2020)
The collaboration between St. Anthony's and SF Turkey Drive at St. Emydius plays a very large role in our ability to meet the demand by donating more than 500 Turkeys and other much needed food each year.
Barry J Stenger, St Anthony's 2018 Exec. Director
As a member of this neighborhood, I support and have assisted the SF Turkey Drive in its efforts to feed those in need.
Hunger is a real issue in our city and our
neighborhood. I hope everyone can assist Mr. Smit to reach those in need.
Melissa Y.
The SFTurkey Drive at St. Emydius Church has been conducted under the leadership of Mr. Pierre Smit, for several years. This has and will be our way of helping to feed those less fortunate. I personally have been a supporter of St. Anthony's for several years as this organization has helped so many individuals and families.
Arthur M.
Picture: Faces at St. Anthony
Mailing Address Contact: Pierre Smit
SF Turkey Drive Email: SFPierre@aol.com
c/o St. Emydius Church Phone: 415-939-2410
286 Ashton Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112