The donations for the Wake Forest Police Department’s annual Turkey Drive have been slow, and Wake Forest town and area residents need to donate now because the deadline is Saturday, Nov. 20. The cops need enough money to be able to give away at least 800 turkeys
on Tuesday, Nov. 23, and 900 would be better.
The Wake Forest Police Department’s annual Turkey Drive got underway in September, but donations are coming in slower than usual. Area residents can support this worthy cause by submitting online donations via PayPal at http://bit.ly/WFPDTurkeyDrive.
Cash and checks written to the Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) are also accepted. Anyone wishing to contribute cash or check to this year’s Turkey Drive should email Officer K. Abshire at kabshire@wakeforestnc.gov. The police department will accept donations through Saturday, Nov. 20. All monetary donations will be used to purchase additional turkeys.
On Saturday, Nov. 20, the police department will accept monetary donations and donations of frozen turkeys from 9 a.m. to noon at the WFPD Main Station, 225 S. Taylor St.
The WFPD will then distribute the turkeys while they last on Tuesday, Nov. 23, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Wake Forest Community House, 133 W. Owen Ave.
The WFPD organized its first Turkey Drive in 2007. Since then, the department has distributed nearly 10,000 turkeys to needy families in our area, including over 800 last year.
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