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32nd Annual Thanksgiving Dinner


  • MLK Center 630 9th Street Rock Island, IL, 61201 United States (map)

Enjoy a delicious, free Thanksgiving meal from MLK Center.

All are welcome!

Thanksgiving at the King Center will include delivery and curb-side pickup for three days (November 19-21). There will be no dine-in service this year.

If you would like us to deliver 25 or more meals to one location, please call 309 732 2999 to reserve.

This event is generously funded by grants from Moline Foundation, UnityPoint Health, and South Rock Island Township, plus sponsorships from Whitey’s Ice Cream, Cribbs Landscaping, Tyson Foods, Liberty Packaging, IHMVCU, John Deere Harvester Works, Mid-American Energy, Starbucks (7th Street Moline) and Hy-Vee. Project NOW and Dohrn Transfer are stepping up to deliver more than 2,000 meals, and Scott Community College Culinary Arts Program and NEST Cafe will be helping in the kitchen!


Thank you to our volunteers and donors!

This event is made possible through the hard work and dedication of hundreds of volunteers, many of whom have been coming back for more than a decade.

Earlier Event: September 11
Family Fun Day
Later Event: December 15
45th Annual Children's Holiday Gifts