Annual Pennies for Pies Drive to benefit Loaves & Fishes

Naperville Park District invites the community to donate to the annual Pennies for Pies drive from now through Friday, Nov. 20.

Pennies for Pies is a charitable initiative that began in 2006 in park district preschool classrooms. The goal of the campaign is to encourage donations of any amount, including bills or coins, to help fund the purchase of pumpkin pies to benefit residents in need through Loaves & Fishes Community Services’ annual Thanksgiving dinner initiative.

Beginning Monday, Nov. 2, donations may be made in person at five different park district facilities or online at napervilleparks.org by clicking “Register Online” and then “Donations.”

Donations may be made in person at the following locations:

• Fort Hill Activity Center, 20 Fort Hill Drive; open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

• Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center, 305 Jackson Ave.; open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays

• Knoch Knolls Nature Center, 320 Knoch Knolls Road; open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. weekdays, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday

• Springbrook Golf Course, 2220 W. 83rd St.; golf shop is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily

• Naperbrook Golf Course, 22204 W. 111th St., Plainfield; golf shop is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily

The pies purchased from donations this year will be delivered to Loaves & Fishes to help make Thanksgiving dinner more memorable and sweeter for families in need in our community. The park district donated 130 pumpkin pies in 2025.