Cookeville – Thanksgiving Food Drive To Benefit The Cookeville Rescue Mission will be ongoing until November 23rd. Throughout the Thanksgiving season, the Cookeville Rescue Mission will provide lifeessentials, compassionate care and practical guidance for hundreds of hungry andhomeless men, women and children in The Upper Cumberland. To ensure they’re prepared to serve all who come through their doors, the Missionis seeking donations of food to providemore than 250nutritious meals. The Mission will alsodistribute food baskets with all the ingredients struggling families need toprepare a Thanksgiving dinner in their own homes. Donationscan be dropped off at . Donations can be dropped off at 1331 S. Jefferson Avenue Cookeville from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and are needed by November 23.