20th Annual Turkey-A-Thon Raises Over $40,400 for Food Pantries in Washington County
Maine Legislative Representatives Marianne Moore and Anne C. Perry are ready to accept donations during the 20th Annual Washington County Turkey-a-Thon on October 11.
For Immediate Release
Date: October 22, 2024
Program Contact: Regina Grabrovac, Healthy Acadia, (207) 255-3741 or regina@healthyacadia.org
Media Contact: Tracey Carlson, (207) 667-7171 Ext. 112 or tracey@healthyacadia.org
20th Annual Turkey-A-Thon Raises Over $40,400 for Food Pantries in Washington County
WASHINGTON COUNTY. Thanks to the incredible generosity of community members across Washington County, this year’s Annual Turkey-A-Thon was another huge success. At the close of the daylong event on Friday, October 11, 2024, funds raised totaled $40,458, with donations continuing to come in from school classroom fundraisers and community members across the County.
On Friday, October 11, 2024, teams of enthusiastic volunteers from local schools, businesses, organizations, and the community at large, together with employees from Classic Hits 92.7/95.3 FM Radio, Dunkin’ in Calais and Machias, V.L. Tammaro in Calais and Baileyville, and Healthy Acadia, were stationed at seven sites across Washington County to collect donations for local food pantries. All funds from this annual event are distributed to community food security organizations.
Classic Hits 92.7/95.3 FM Radio, broadcasting live from the Dunkin’ studio at V.L Tammaro in Calais, kept the momentum throughout the day, encouraging a little friendly competition as collection sites reported their tallies hourly via phone.
Every dollar raised through the Turkey-A-Thon will be used to purchase gift certificates from local grocery stores that will be distributed among the ten Washington County food pantries, emergency school backpack programs, and other food cupboards. The gift certificates will help ensure that local families in need enjoy a healthy holiday meal. Community members can support their local food pantry by donating directly any time of the year.
Classic Hits 92.7/95.3, Dunkin’ in Calais and Machias, VL Tammaro in Woodland and in Calais, and Healthy Acadia would like to thank all those who generously donated and/or volunteered their time during the event.
“Every donation counts,” said Healthy Acadia Food Programs Manager Regina Grabrovac. We are so grateful for every dollar donated - thank you for giving what you can! We also want to thank our community members who volunteered their time for this event, and the students and schools that participated in collecting donations for this campaign through the Taters and Gravy fundraiser.”
If your school would like to get involved in the Taters and Gravy fundraiser for the 21st Annual Turkey-A-Thon in 2025, please contact Regina Grabrovac at Healthy Acadia by email at regina@healthyacadia.org or Lucy Zwigard at lucy.zwigard@healthyacadia.org.
Healthy Acadia is a 501(C)(3) community health organization building vibrant communities and making it easier for all people to lead healthy lives throughout Washington and Hancock counties. For more information about Healthy Acadia’s efforts to address food insecurity and other health initiatives, visit www.healthyacadia.org.
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