Ione Memorial District: Veterans Christmas Meals

The Ione Memorial District, an Amador County special district, gives qualifying veterans a free Christmas meal each December - a certificate for a pre-packaged bag of groceries from the Ione Plaza Market with all the trimmings of an uncooked turkey dinner, transferable to a recipient of the veteran's choice, limited in number, from 274-4936.

Also called: Veterans Christmas Meals, Ione Memorial District, special district, Christmas meal, grocery certificate, Ione Plaza Market, 274-4936, Jackson, Sutter Creek, Ione, Plymouth, Amador City, Drytown, Fiddletown, Volcano, Pine Grove, River Pines.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Amador County, CACounty

What the district's page says: "The Ione Memorial District values our Veterans and their families, and as a THANK YOU, offers a free Christmas meal each December. Certificates are available each December and entitles the bearer to a pre-packaged bag of groceries from the Ione Plaza Market. Package includes all of the trimmings of a traditional turkey dinner (uncooked). Certificates are transferable from qualifying veterans to a recipient of their choice. A limited number of certificates are available. There are no rain checks, and program ends when all certificates have been distributed, or the expiration date of the program, whichever occurs first." The Ione Memorial District is one of the special districts the county's Services pages carry; for more information call 274-4936. The district's page names no qualifying test beyond being a veteran the district serves, and the certificates are transferable, so a veteran who cannot use one may pass it to a recipient of their choice.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Ione Memorial District: Veterans Christmas Meals
Gate	Rule
Qualifying veterans the Ione Memorial District serves	Certificates go to veterans; the district names no rating or discharge test, and a certificate is transferable.

Sources

Amador County, Ione Memorial District, Veterans Christmas Meals (Internet Archive capture of October 17, 2026; read 2026-10-28)Official

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-28.

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