Rucksgiving 2025

Schedule

Sat Nov 29 2025 at 08:45 am to 07:15 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Big Four Bridge | Louisville, KY

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Ruck ~5 miles dropping off self sourced donations (fill your rucks with food from the house or grocery store) to multiple shelters, food banks, soup kitchens in the downtown Louisville area.
Logistics:
Meet Big Four Bridge under the awnings between the base of the Big Four Bridge Louisville Side and the playground.
Bring your wagons, friends and moving donations!!!
0900 Load Rucks and Wagons
0930 Step Off
Start: Big Four Bridge on the Louisville side
1. Wayside Christian
2. Center for Women and Families
3. Franciscan Kitchen/Shelter
4. Louisville Rescue Mission: Now Center Ministries
ENDEX: Big Four Bridge on the Louisville side
MAP/Directions for day of event route:
https://goo.gl/maps/Fo9poZWgL4JTskpF9
Rucksgiving is an event put together by Kentuckiana Locals that want to give back to our community. We will bring food, toiletries and other goods and donate them to various shelters across Jeffersonville and Louisville.
The goal is to load our rucks and wagons with canned goods, beans, peanut butter, turkeys, hygiene products and carry them to multiple locations over the course of a 5 mile ruck. This is a kid friendly event and the longer you are rucking the lighter your ruck will get with every donation.
The amount of donations will determine the amount of locations and duration of the event. More donations, more impact, more locations.
We will ensure to break this event up into multiple iterations if our donations exceed expectations. Our goal is to get all donations to those that need them.
Optional: CASH/Monetary DONATIONS
I would love for you to donate from our list OR have you show up to the event but if you can't do either and you still want to give to this amazing event, I will share a few options for donation.
NOTE: 100% of this money will be spent. I will have absolutely nothing left and it NEVER will carry over from year to year.
Below are options for donation:
Paypal: @JohnEiler
Venmo: @Eiler_John
Zelle: [email protected]

Preferred:
DONATION ITEMS:
Food items to donate:
1. Applesauce
2. Canned Beans
3. Canned Chicken
4. Canned Fish (Tuna and Salmon)
5. Canned Meat (SPAM and Ham)
6. Canned Vegetables
7. Cooking Oils (Olive and Canola)
8. Crackers
9. Dried Herbs and Spices
10. Fruit (Canned or Dried)
11. Granola Bars
12. Instant Mashed Potatoes
13. Meals in a Box
14. Nuts
15. Pasta
16. Peanut Butter
17. Rice
18. Shelf-stable and Powdered Milk
19. Soup, Stew and Chili
20. Whole Grain Cereal
DONATION IDEAS FOR NEW ITEMS
BABY Disposable Diapers (all sizes) · Wipes · Diaper bags · Baby monitors
CHILDREN Backpacks · School supplies
CLEANING Laundry detergent pods · Clorox wipes · Misc cleaning supplies · Laundry bags/baskets
CLOTHING Sweat pants/shirts · T-shirts · Socks · Shoes · Underwear · Scrubs · Yoga pants · Pajama bottoms · Light jackets/zip-up sweaters Bras/sports bras · Baby/toddler/children clothing
DINING Plastic cups · Plates · Bowls · Utensils (forks, knives, spoons)
HEALTH Cough and cold medicine · Antacids · First aid supplies · Allergy medication
HYGIENE Shampoo · Conditioner · Deodorant · Body lotion · Combs/ hair brushes · Tampons/sanitary pads · Razors · Shaving cream Dental floss
LINENS Twin and full sheets · Pillows · Pillowcases
· Blankets (twin and full size) · Bath towels · Wash cloths
OTHER Flash drives · Ponchos · Batteries · Alarm clocks · TARC bus passes · Luggage · Storage bins · Duffel bags
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