2000 Turkeys prepares for telethon
Karen Mansfield/Observer-Reporter
Joe Jack of the Train Gang of Washington County visited WJPA to make a donation to the 2000 Turkeys drive.
Karen Mansfield/Observer-Reporter
Joe Jack, left, of the Train Gang of Washington County, stands with Pete Povich, of WJPA and a member of the 2000 Turkeys board. The Train Gang made a contribution to this year’s 2000 Turkeys drive.
Thanksgiving is less than a month away, and 2000 Turkeys is cooking up something special.
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, Nov. 23, from noon to 1 p.m., when 2000 Turkeys is partnering with Range Resources for a 2000 Turkeys Telethon.
This year, the telethon will feature cooking demonstrations from Chicco Baccello, Union Grill, and Nutrition Fix.
And there will be entertainment, including Devon Johnson from Ruff Creek, and others.
Donors can call in during the hour to make contributions, which Range Resources will match up to $20,000.
You can tune in to the telethon on the 2000 Turkeys and Range Resources Facebook pages.
The goal of 2000 Turkeys – to help provide a Thanksgiving dinner for our struggling neighbors – hasn’t changed since it was started in the 1980s by the late Byron Smialek and Wayne Armstrong, along with Grace Hopwood and later, Pete Povich, who still serves on the board.
We’re happy that the tradition has continued. And it wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of every person who contributes.
With less than four weeks to go until families gather around the table to enjoy turkey, stuffing, fixings, and pumpkin pie, this year’s 2000 Turkeys drive is in high gear.
We thank the Train Gang of Washington County, who stopped by WJPA on Thursday to make its annual contribution to the turkey drive, and all of the other organizations, businesses and individuals who are helping to make sure everyone can enjoy a holiday meal.
If you want to make a donation, please send a check to 2000 Turkeys, P.O. Box 2000, Washington, Pa., 15301.
Thank you to the following for their donations:
Joyce and Janine Skirchak, in loving memory of parents, Nick and Josephine Y. Skirchak, $300
Geneva Iddings, in loving memory of son Gene Iddings Jr., $70
John and Joyce Holland, $25
Dan and Pat Sirilla, in memory of John and Eleanor Sirilla, $100
Bernard and Barbara Desmond, $25
Eric and Heather Quedenfeld, $50
The Burns family, in memory of Bill Burns, $25
Pat Zatawski, in memory of Michael Zatawski, $50
Jacqueline P. Wilkinson, in memory of Dr. Thomas C. Wilkinson, $100
New Hope Church, $100
Lloyd and Barbara Dearolph, $75
Dick and Margaret White, in memory of John (Junior) Reck, $50
Barbara Cianelli and family, in memory of husband Ed Cianelli Sr. and sister Brenda Bercosky, $50
Saundra Edmond, in loving memory of my son, Christopher, $50
Bill and Carol Boardley, in memory of Kermit Taggart, $50
Lynn Kletter and P. Michael Kletter, $50
Anonymous, $50
Angie and Charlie Walters, $50
Ruth Pilgun, in memory of husband, Jack Pilgun, $50
Jackson Hutchinson, $100
Serena Durkin, $100
Doug and Patty Fraley, in memory of Shirley Reynard, $25
Lou and Darlene Lignelli, $25
Marcia Malarie, in memory of husband, Jim Malardie, $50
Jim Donaldson, in memory of wife, Ruth Ann, $50
Paulette Perenic, $50
Russ and Ro Orenchuk, $100
Richard and Barbara Ginther, $100
Donna Yanosik, in memory of parents, Ed and Pauline Kosem, $100
Donna Yanosek, in memory of husband, Jim Yanosek, $100
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Westfall, $20
Thomas and Terri Seiler, $50
Cris Hamilton, $25
Mary Jo Spina, in memory of Frank and Jeremy Spina, $100
Stush and Debbie Carrozza, in loving memory of our parents, Howdy Naser Sr. and Andre J. and Anne S. Carrozza, $40
Robert and Sharon Muntan, $75
Betty Haynes, in memory of husband, Charles A. Haynes, $25
Dick and Patty Pilgun, in memory of his mother, Myrtle, and brother, Jack, and her parents, Paul and Libby Posa, $100
Tina and Dan Jones, $50
David and Debra Elias, $50
West Washington United Methodist Women, in memory of deceased UMW members, $50
Thomas and Debora Mainwaring, $100
Joseph Deluca and Brenda Waters, $25
John and Anita Stanko, $25
Edward Bashur, $20
Dominick and Timothy Trimarki, $100
Adolph Schilinski and Shelia Carter, $50
Patricia and James Eglar, $100
Joann and Norman Nadalin, $50
Lee and Patricia Kunkle, $20
Michael and Terry Wheatley, $25
Carol Kuzemko, $10
Charles and Nancy Neff, $30
Debra Huggins, $25
Raymond J. Ruffalo Jr. and Linda Ruffalo, $50
Paul and Lisa Miller, $100
Donna Henderson, $50
Rose Tournay and Susan Gross, $25
Paul A. Spilak III and Beth Anne Spilak, $25
Frances Betarie, $25
Peter and Denise Coppola, $50
Kenneth and Catherine Shingle, $50
Nina Gysegem, $100
Ralph and Betty Holmes, $50
David and Mary Beth Baker, $30
Kathleen Voigt, $50
Constance Weihrauch, $20
Mary Jane Kolesar, $50
Walter Lekwart, $100
Paul and Cheryl Skiviat, $50
R. Saut and T. Miller, $100
Frank and Darlene Tragone, $25
Deborah Rubis and Cari Shellhammer, $25
Barbara and David Castora, $25
James and Paula Anderson, $25
Janice Roth and Neal E. Roth Jr., $100
James and Judith Wheeler, $100
Leonard and Eileen Laabs, $200
Gene and Kathleen McDaniel, $100
James and Vanessa Beatty, $25
Kiprian and Diane Yarosh, $50
Klaus and Melvina Behrens, $100
David Komlenic, $25
Joann and Joseph Sciulli, $50
Amy and Jay West, $100
Mary Seghi, $50
Bob and Dani Iams, $30
Dennis and Linda Sargent, $50
Dennis E. Bell, $25
Paul and Janice Kersnick, $200
Scenery Hill Lions Club, $200
Jodie and Michael Korpus, $100
Thomas and Laraine Zawatski, $50
Jack and Ethel Gump, $100
Robert and Kathy Lynn Ross, $100
Fred and Barb Smith, $100
Patricia Maggi, $50
Jean Wilt, $25
Debra and Timothy Trent, $50
Kimberly Porter, $50
Jane Porter, $200
Anonymous, $50
Charles Yoders Jr. and Judith Yoders, $30
Craig and Renee Schoenfelder, $50
Barbara Dixon, $50
Ronald and Vicki Dzikowski, $30
Patricia Kozon, $20
David and Nancy Rostcheck, $50
William Braun Jr. and Betty Braun, $50
Linda Hill, $50
Patricia Griffith, $50
Kenneth and Mary Louise Briggs, $100
Kathie Stepko and John J. Stepko Jr., $50
Terry and Jo Ellen Dalton, $120
Sandra and David Thomas, $40
Donald and Julia Snee, $50
Renee Grudowski, $100
Ronald and Carol Bayer, $35
Safeway Termite Co., $150
Washington Lions Club, $500
Pamela Siegel, $600
West Alexander United Methodist Woman, $200
Robert Williams Jr. and Martha Williams, $25
Ronald and Marjorie King, $50
Thomas and Rebecca Wild, $300
The Train Gang of Washington County, $250
Kiwanis Club of Washington, $250
Kenneth Westcott, $200
Anonymous, $50
Glen Martin, $50
Bob and Joann Lloyd, $25
Washington Square Flower Shop, $100
Janney Montgomery Scott, $200