BETTENDORF, IOWA (October 18, 2019) — Since 2009, the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train has come to Davenport, Iowa with their decorated train spreading holiday cheer while helping many in need of food. Churches United has been the proud recipients of the donations coming from the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, collecting non-perishable, non-expired food items for their 24 food pantries, 3 hot meal sites, and domestic-violence shelter at this event. The community will have more to see as Churches United will be collaborating with the Freight House for their Christkindlmarkt. The event is free to the public, but donations of non-perishable food items to Churches United’s hunger ministry will gladly be accepted and appreciated.
The Train arrives in Davenport on December 7 at 9PM in front of Modern Woodmen. Churches United will have Santa greeting the families at 7:30PM in the parking lot as he will have a treat for children 10 and under. The music will begin from the train at 9:15PM til 9:45PM. All proceeds and donations will benefit Churches United Food pantries, meal sites, and Winnie’s Place Domestic Violence Shelter.
In our 58th year of service to the community, Churches United of the Quad City Area offers free food to individuals and families at 24 neighborhood food pantries in our bi-state area. Churches United has 3 hot meal sites on both sides of the river. Dinner is served Monday through Friday and Sunday at one of our 3 hot meal sites. Women, with or without children, are sheltered at Winnie’s Place, the only emergency shelter in the Illinois Quad Cities for Domestic Violence women and children who may have survived domestic abuse. Winnie’s Resale Shop is located in Davenport, where gently and new items are donated for sale, all proceeds are used for the needs of our Shelter.
