Post-Event Update
On November 26, more than 80 attended the Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve Celebration in-person at Mishkan Torah Synagogue with 18 more on Zoom. See the program.
Speakers represented 8 faith communities. The Greenbelt Combined Choir led the music.
The celebration was sponsored by the Greenbelt Interfaith Leadership Association (GILA). $3,266 was raised for the City of Greenbelt’s Emergency Assistance Fund.
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Location:
- In Person at Mishkan Torah Synagogue, 10 Ridge Road, Greenbelt, Maryland
- On Zoom (use the Join the Meeting button above)
Every November, the Greenbelt Interfaith Leadership Association (GILA) holds a Thanksgiving Celebration the night before the holiday. In addition to representing the various faiths in Greenbelt and giving thanks for the blessings of the past year, GILA requests donations for the Greenbelt Emergency Assistance Fund. This fund has done so much good work in the past year:
The Emergency Assistance Fund was established to accept and disburse donations to assist Greenbelt residents to:
- Come up with rent to avoid eviction;
- Withstand displacement by natural disasters;
- Bridge periods of food insecurity (Food Pantry); and
- Get through financial shortfalls in paying for utilities (Electric, Phone, Internet, Water, and Gas).
The Emergency Assistance Fund has prevented the eviction of 92 families and helped 46 families.
We have come to Thanksgiving and GILA is again asking the Greenbelt Community to donate to the fund. We include Greenbelt residents who have suffered a natural disaster. These funds are unique in Prince George’s County; Greenbelt is a special community that reaches out to help its neighbors.
Give to Greenbelt Emergency Funds
You can give by:
- Making out a check to Greenbelt CARES; indicate in the memo section which fund you are giving to, and address an envelope to Greenbelt CARES, 25 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770. You can send by US Postal Service or put the envelope in the Municipal Building’s secure drop box at 25 Crescent Road.
- Online Payment: Online donations are not currently available on the new City website.
- The St. Hugh Food Pantry is accepting grocery gift cards, $5 grocery bags purchased at the Greenbelt Coop Supermarket that are transported regularly to the Food Pantry, and non-perishable donations placed in the pink bins by St. Hugh side rectory door at 135 Crescent Road.
Thank you for your help and for being a good neighbor!