BELLEVILLE - Craig Ziegel, a real estate agent with the Single Tree Team at eXp Realty, is collecting donations through Nov. 16 for a drive aimed at providing 16 complete Thanksgiving dinners to families in the Metro East and St. Louis area.
The 2026 Thanksgiving Meal Box Drive seeks to fill each box with a turkey, vegetables, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, macaroni and cheese, pie fixings and pantry basics. Each meal costs about $60, and donations of any amount are accepted.
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Contributions can be made in cash, through Venmo at @Craig-Ziegel-1, with grocery store gift cards or by donating food from the box list. Anything left over after the boxes are filled will go to local food pantries.
The drive delivered 12 boxes in 2024 and 14 in 2025. Last year’s boxes reached families through Law & Grace Ministries in Belleville, Helping Hands in Staunton and Crisis Aid in St. Louis.
Details and the full box list are available at https://singletreeteam.com/thanksgiving-meal-box-drive-2026/. To donate or arrange a food pickup or drop-off, call or text Ziegel at 618-719-4543.
