Where Did all the Turkeys Go?

In late September, The Mustard Seed had an excellent turkey drive in Edmonton. The public donated 580 turkeys at Save-on-Foods locations across the city. Thanks to these stores, Shine FM and AM 930 The Light, the turkey drive was our most successful one to date. But, just where exactly did all those turkeys go? Sixty turkeys were cooked up for our Thanksgiving dinner and the financial donations went towards the purchase of all the fixings. The remaining turkeys went to other inner-city agencies. Here are some great stories from them that we’d love to share with you:

"The St. Albert Food Bank was the very fortunate recipient of 40 turkeys from The Mustard Seed’s "T-Shirts for Turkeys" event. As a result of the generosity of your sponsors, Shine FM and AM930 TheLight, we were able to provide a Thanksgiving hamper to 56 families."
- Suzan Krecsy, St. Albert Food Bank

"We cooked the turkeys for a special Thanksgiving dinner to which we invited residents from the People In Need Houses to our church for dinner. Many of these residents do not have an opportunity to go out and be served a meal and have a special evening. We decorated the room with lights and fall colors and served the food at the table. We had about 30 residents join us and many came dressed up for the occasion. Our pastor accompanied by a guitar player provided a varied repertoire (Beatles to gospel) of music. The residents enjoyed the evening out and it was our purpose to treat them like royalty. Everyone went home happy."
- Patricia Elzinga, First Christian Reformed Church

“We used the turkeys for our West Boys & Girls Club Family Thanksgiving Potluck. It was a REALLY FUN night! We ended up serving approximately 70 youth and children and 9 parents/grandparents. We even had two moms come early to help cook and prepare the meal! It can be a challenge to connect with our parents so meals like this are a good chance for us to build these important relationships. We had a couple of our club members offer to perform for the dinner. There were also some crafts available for the members and their parents to participate in so we had kids and some parents doing beading and colouring together. It was a busy night and we had a lot of fun serving our members and getting to know their families!”
- Antonia De Boer, Boys & Girls Club Edmonton

Thanks for making Thanksgiving special for so many adults, children and families this year. Your support truly matters.

By Laura Fedoriw