Cranksgiving at Coppertail Brewing Co. in Tampa, Florida on Nov. 19, 2023. Credit: Photo via CranksgivingTampa/Facebook

Last year, for the first time in its 13-year history, Tampa’s Cranksgiving charity bicycle scavenger hunt broke the one-ton mark in single-day food donations.

The race—which starts and ends at Coppertail Brewing Co. just outside of Ybor City—finds solo riders and teams crisscrossing local neighborhoods to buy groceries that are delivered immediately to Metropolitan Ministries.

When the competition wraps, Cranksgiving organizers expect their all-time haul for groceries donated to surpass the 20,000-pound threshold. To sweeten it all up, there’s also a raffle, which this year helps neighbors at the nonprofit Reach St. Pete, which is still operating in a rental after being forced out of their home last year.

Bring $15-$20 for buying food during Cranksgiving 2024 happing Sunday, Nov. 24 at Coppertail Brewing in Tampa.

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This article appears in Nov 14-20, 2024.