The 9th Annual Bountiful Harvest was held on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, at the Icehouse Pavilion in downtown Lexington. For the past nine years, the Lexington Police Department and Serve & Connect have hosted Bountiful Harvest as a day of giving and receiving with outreach for those in our community who may need food and resources as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches.

Serve & Connect, local law enforcement and community partners met at the Icehouse Pavilion at 8:30 a.m. for a news conference, followed by the packing of 300 Greg’s Groceries holiday-themed food boxes.

The Bountiful Harvest and the Community Resource Fair began at 11 a.m. and continued until 3:00 p.m. Those who need holiday groceries received a food box, a frozen turkey, met local community resource partners and enjoyed a catered meal from Hudson’s Smokehouse. Along with the Greg’s Groceries food boxes, there were 300 frozen turkeys available, provided through the support of Molina Healthcare.

For those able to give, Mission Lexington accepted donations of non-perishable food items, blankets, gloves, socks and underwear. Through the holidays, they are specifically asking for personal hygiene items such as bar soap, deodorants, shampoo and feminine care products.

Bountiful Harvest continues to be one of the most locally impactful events, with attendees from over three dozen zip codes within the Midlands and beyond receiving holiday food boxes and resources.