It's only October, but in the last two days I have heard from Stop & Shop Supermarkets that they will deliver a donation of 1,000 turkeys to Foodshare next week and C & S Wholesale Grocers will donate 360 turkeys the first week of November.
In addition, Billy Grant, the Hartford area restaurateur, confirmed that he will be running a promotion with his customers to donate turkeys and has committed a minimum of 600 birds.
Almost 2,000 turkeys gets the annual Turkey and a Twenty campaign off to a good start! Of course, we don't know how many we will need yet, as the local pantries are still taking applications from families in need, but last year, the number was 19,000!
So, we still have a long way to go! To learn how you can help, go to Foodshare's web site.
Kudos to merchants willing to help out those in need, especially during the holidays when the need is great and other expenses such as heat and fuel may have to be a choice over a holiday dinner!
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