The Wake Forest Police Department is now accepting monetary donations through Saturday, Nov. 23, as part of its 13th annual Turkey Drive. Area residents can support this worthy cause by submitting online donations via PayPal at http://bit.ly/2019TurkeyDrive.
Cash and checks written to the Wake Forest Police Department are also accepted. Anyone wishing to contribute cash or a check to this year’s Turkey Drive should contact Det. M.W. Sattler at 919-795-7270 or msattler@wakeforestnc.gov<mailto:msattler@wakeforestnc.gov>.
All monetary donations will be used to purchase additional turkeys.
On Saturday, Nov. 23, the police department will accept monetary donations and donations of frozen turkeys at the Wake Forest Police Department Main Station, 225 South Taylor Street, from 9 a.m. until noon.
Police officers and staff will distribute the turkeys while they last on Monday, Nov. 25, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Wake Forest Community House, 133 West Owen Avenue.
Det. Sattler organized the police department’s first Turkey Drive in 2007. Since then, the department has distributed nearly 8,000 turkeys to needy families in our area, including over 800 turkeys last year.
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