2000 Turkeys rolls toward goal with two weeks until Thanksgiving
As families make preparations for Thanksgiving, 2000 Turkeys presses toward its goal of helping area families and individuals in need enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner.
Donations to 2000 Turkeys, in partnership with the Greater Washington County Food Bank/Food Helpers and City Mission Boxes of Love, will allow families struggling with food insecurity to have a Thanksgiving dinner.
A donation from Pennsylvania American Water Thursday for $10,000 will help the campaign reach their $150,000 goal.
“It’s a great tradition, and we’re honored as a company to be able to participate and give back,” said Brent Robinson, external affairs manager for the company.
“It’s very special that this is our 35th year in the anniversary of our H2O and Help to Others program,” he said.
The program, in partnership with Dollar Energy Fund, helps eligible customers reduce their water and wastewater bills. “Over the past 35 years, we’ve provided more than 40,000 hardship grants totaling over $12 million,” Robinson said.
Even with no permanent location, the Train Gang’s Joe Jack and Larry Breger presented a check for $500 to 2000 Turkeys Thursday at WJPA Radio. The group still seeks a location to resume sharing its extensive train and miniature display of Washington.
Range Resources will hold its 2000 Turkeys Food Drive in downtown Washington and Canonsburg on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m and will match all donations during that time up to $20,000, said Christina Kramer, community relations manager for Range Resources.
For the drive, Range will have new signage to include the Zeffy online QR code, allowing for online donations.
With the generosity of local individuals, businesses and organizations, the 2000 Turkeys drive has raised $140,000 to date and is on its way to providing meals for more than 21,000 people in need in Washington County.
“All the pennies go right back to the people,” said Canonsburg Mayor Dave Rhome. “And I’m asking you, would you please sit down today, write that check out … and I promise you it will go to good work.”
Donations can be mailed to 2000 Turkeys, P.O. Box 2000, Washington, PA, 15301, or use the online Zeffy QR code included with this article.
Thank you to the following for their generous donations:
Dennis Gilfoyle – $50
Andrew Vance – $40
David Baker Family – $50
Rich & Terri Hall – $50
Tim & Jackie Takah – $75
PA American Water – $10,000
CentiMark – $5,000
Henry Leja – $5,000
Burke Racing Stable, in Memory of Michael J. Burke – $1,500
Steve & Susan Wolf – $1,000
Giant Eagle No. 1619 – $200
Mark & Ellen Bachmann – $500
Laboratory Presbyterian Church – $500
Francis Cavalier, in memory of Vivian Cavalier – $300
Frank & Louise Horne – $100
Caribbean Clear of Western PA – $200
Cary Jones – $50
Joanne Gump – $25
Joe & Lynn Manning – $200
Michael Mast – $25
Charlie & Angie Walters – $50
Keith & Susan Flood – $100
Jason & Lindsy Kollar – $500
Kollar Kids – $150
The Train Gang of Washington County – $500
Berry & Barbara Charriere – $50
Eric & Barbara Wilson – $25
Danielle Kowcheck, in memory of Parents and Brother – $25
W.N. McCullough, in Memory of Sylvia – $50
Charles Slates – $25
Barbara Bogo – $25
Stush & Debra Carrozza, in Memory of Howdy Naser Sr. and Andy & Anne Carrozza – $40
Thomas & Terri Seiler – $50
Darlene Sheppard – $30
Raymond & Linda Ruffalo Jr. – $50
Jeffrey Young & Melanie Ford – $200
Rebecca Ann McAdoo – $100
Sue Beels – $100
Eugenio & Vicki Trapuzzano – $50
Geraldine Checonsky – $10
Frank & Karen Gasper – $50
George Haddad – $250
Loma Parry – $25
Beverly Pabian – $50
Ted & Phyllis Dutton – $50
Laurie Rigby – $100
Richard & Arlene Clardy, in Memory of Shirly Mackenzie Jones and Kiley Jones – $50
Frank & Rose Marie Coppola, in Memory of Coppola, Romano, Kolljeski Families and all poor souls – $50
Bob & Shirley BonAnno, in Memory of Eleanor Miller – $100
Judith Krisovenski – $125
Marie Taylor, in Memory of Husband Paul – $50
Clyde & Joyce Hood – $50
Susan Orrick – $25
Diana Drazick – $50
Nina Gysegem – $200
Albert & Marianne Sopko Jr. – $40
James & Judith Femia – $25
Katherine Bayer – $50
Charlie & Bonnie Hines – $50
Roy & Judith Schulte, in Memory of Scott Lash & Frances Vega – $150
Terry & Tamara Oblock – $30
Gary & Colleen Craig – $50
Timothy & Mary Baker, in Memory of Rudy & Margaret Burya – $200
James & Dianne Pounds – $25
Curt Nice – $100
Mark & Debra Harmon – $100
Barbara Dixon – $25
Matthew & Darlene Farabee – $100
Joseph & Linda LaRocka – $100
Fred Smith Jr. & Barbara Schumacher – $100
Danny & Debbie Trubiana – $50
Charles & Janet Murray – $250
John & Martha Helsel, in Memory of Curt & Mary McGaughey – $100
Sandra Phillips, in Memory of Denny Phillips – $100
Kathleen Voigt, in Memory of Julia Patterson – $50
Red Dog Packing – $200
Rosemary Habbestad, in Memory of Chester & Mary Stopenski – $50
David & Sharon – $50
Roberta Mong – $50
Robert Rudy – $50
Letha Kelly – $50
Michael & Linda Hardoby – $50
George Reynolds – $100
Marsha Sams – $100
Richard & Linda Brytus – $100
Three Rivers Allegro Chapter – $412
John & Carol Riddle – $100
Caitlyn Burroughs – $50
Judith Caplan – $50
Robert Anderson – $50
Paul & Cheryl Skiviat – $75
The Beatty Family, in Memory of Howard “Butch” Beatty – $50
Mark & Caroline Hall – $65
Patricia Kozon – $25
Joseph & Barbara Poloski – $30
Cookie Kazakewicz, in Memory of Kaz – $50
Bill & Susan Budavich – $50
K, C & D Wheels of Adventure $100
Tom & Michelle Day – $100
Richard & Cathleen Allinder – $100
Daniel Halulko – $50
Mary Silbaugh – $30
The Pitcock Family, in Memory of Bob Pitcock – $25
Jim & Nancy Baughman Family – $100
Alanna Carroll – $100
Rodger & Cathy Young – $200
James & Deborah Cowden – $35
Elizabeth Kinser & Deborah Cowden – $35
Amy Chismar – $20
Roberta McElhaney & Elisabeth Perry, in Memory of Jim McElhaney – $200
Skip & Linda DiSibio – $50
Michael & Elizabeth Disalle – $50
Kent & Gloria Buckels – $25
Teresa Findlay – $100
Harry & Jane Ladley – $100
Pamela Giacomantonio, in Memory of Parents & Brother – $50
Patricia Patterson – $30
Lower Ten Mile Presbyterian Church – $250
James & Rebecca Jackson – $100
Jonathan Henke & Barbara Ann Yonko – $20
Albert Churney – $50
David & Mary Standiford – $100
Bruce & Tirney Kidd – $50
Gloria Suzanna & Mary Kline, in Memory of Eric Kline – $50
Ellen Sams – $50
Donald Tustin, in Memory of those I loved that have passed – $200
Clyde & Lisa Knupp Jr. – $300
William & Joyce Koeppelle ,in Memory of Darla Koeppelle and Megan Peacock – $100
All Saints Greek Orthodox Church Daughters of Penelope – $50
Carol Smith – $50
Gerald & Mary Chambers – $100
Edmond & Nancy Cononge Jr. – $100
Fawcett United Methodist Church, in Memory of Herb Boone – $100
Church of the Covenant Men’s Breakfast – $100
Mark Reismyer – $20