This week the town had a glut of turkeys – or maybe an overabundance of giveaways.
It began Saturday, Nov. 20, when turkeys and Subway subs were given away at Hope House at 334 North Allen Road, the Northeast Community Coalition announced.
Then on Monday, Nov. 22, Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry held a turkey giveaway.
When it came to Tuesday, Nov. 23, and time for the Wake Forest Police Department’s annual giveaway at the Community House, the cupboard was not bare but there were far fewer turkeys to be distributed than usual – 500 from the monetary donations and 150 actual turkeys that were donated as compared to the 800-plus that the department has seen in past years.
But that was balanced by fewer people in need coming to the Community House.
Faced with a surfeit of turkeys, Chief Jeff Leonard and his officers decided to distribute what they had. They took turkeys to the Faith Baptist Church Food Bank, the Richland Creek Church Food Bank and went to Turnbery Apartments, where older people live.
As Bill Crabtree, the town’s director of communications and public affairs said, “So again, even though the number of people who came to the Community House was down, our strong partnerships with local charities helped ensure a happy Thanksgiving for hundreds of fixed income families in our area.
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Speaking of giving and Thanksgiving, Wake Forest area residents will be delighted to hear that the board of directors at Wake Electric led by President Suzy Morgan will again have their Giving Fence at the Wake Electric building on North Franklin Street just south of Wait Avenue.
It went up Tuesday, Nov. 23, and will stay up through Friday, Feb. 25. “Take what you need, leave what you can.”
Right now what the fence needs are hats, gloves, pullovers, scarves and coats. It especially needs pullovers and coats of all sizes.
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Dig into your pockets and purses for the Wake Forest Cares Holiday Donation drive which will help five town causes, including a scholarship. See the full article below.
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