Mayors' Feed The Hungry Short 1,700 Turkeys
The absence of a popular radio promotion caused Mayors' Feed The Hungry to only collect 260 turkeys.
Nearly 40 tons of food and hundreds of volunteers took over the Ed Smith Stadium parking lot for Mayors' Feed The Hungry on Friday but the drive found itself short more than 1,700 turkeys for Thanksgiving. So, what happened and how can you help? Traditionally, Joy FM Christian radio ran the popular Turkeys For T-Shirts promotion for the last five years, but this year the radio station decided not to do the donation drive where folks would donate a frozen bird at Publix in exchange for a free T-shirt, said Scott Biehler, volunteer food drive coordinator for Mayors Feed The Hungry and vice president of the charity. That would normally bring in about 2,000 turkeys, he said. "We didn't have any turkeys," Biehler said. A last-ditch effort by …
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Rich Unger
4:47 am on Sunday, November 18, 2012
Why not ask the Best, Most Caring, Giving Radio Hosts of Sarasota, David Jones and Christina Crane of Oldies 108 , they could get on their Morning Show , Monday Morning and 3000 Turkeys within hours or donations to cover the cost. Jones and Crane are the Premier Morning Show and have a huge Heart. Let them get the birds. They are The Best! more ›