Remember last year when the Wake Forest Police Department’s Turkey Drive allowed 800 area families to have a turkey on their Thanksgiving table?
How are we doing this year? By Monday the department had enough money to buy about 300 turkeys. That is sad. That is a pitiful response.
You have only this week to make it better. The department will accept cash donations throughout this week and on Saturday will accept turkeys and cash, checks or gift cards to buy additional turkeys. Get cracking.
The collection site for people to drop off frozen turkeys and money is the main Wake Forest Police Department station at 225 South Taylor Street behind Wake Forest Town Hall. Officers will be available from 9 a.m. to noon to collect the donations and thank donors. Checks should be written to the Wake Forest Police Department.
They will store the turkeys – and hopefully be able to purchase a lot more – over the weekend and distribute them Monday, Nov. 21.
The distribution will take place at the Wake Forest Community House on West Owen Avenue from 9 to 11 a.m. or until the stock of turkeys is depleted. There is a limit of one turkey for each family.
Detective Michael Sattler began the drive in 2007, and in the intervening years nearly 5,000 turkeys have gone to families who need help putting food on the table. In this 10th anniversary year, surely Wake Forest can open its hearts and wallets to make it memorable.
One Response
A gift of 300 turkeys to the needy in the Wake Forest area should not be construed as a poor response of the community givers. Although the fewer numbers of turkeys given out this year may not equal or maybe not even come close to previous years a special thanks is in order to all those who dug deep into their pockets to provide a turkey to one in need. 2017 may be a better year and better planning might just be in order.