Rock IslandWednesday, November 11
The MLK Center is gearing up for its 37th Thanksgiving meals and needs volunteers
The Daily Davenport team
If you want to be part of a Quad Cities Thanksgiving tradition, the Martin Luther King Center in Rock Island is preparing its 37th annual Thanksgiving meals program. It runs Fri., Nov. 20 to Sun., Nov. 22, with drive-through and delivery options. The full schedule is on the center's website.
The MLK Center's Thanksgiving meals run Nov. 20 to 22
Martin Luther King Center, Rock Island
November 2026
- Thanksgiving meals program
Check the center's website for the full schedule.
Source: OurQuadCities
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| Days | |
|---|---|
| Thanksgiving meals program | Nov. 20–22 |
Executive Director Jerry Jones expects around 10,000 plates of food to go out. Staff are still looking for more volunteers and sponsorships or donations, and the website has details.
10,000plates of food Jerry Jones expects to hand out
The center is still looking for more volunteers and sponsors.
Source: OurQuadCities
The center has also opened applications for scholarships and awards. The Youth Expression Contest takes entries from elementary through high school students on the 2027 Memorial Service theme, “Never lose infinite Hope.” The center announced the due date too.
- Dine-in option: offered on Sunday
- Submissions due: 5 p.m., Dec. 11
- Lockhart Scholarship: Rock Island High seniors, 2.5 GPA or higher, financial need