Wake Forest students fight hunger with TurkeyPalooza event ahead of Thanksgiving [Video]

FOREST UNIVERSITY ARE GETTING READY FOR THEIR SECOND DAY OF PREPARING MEALS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED. THIS THANKSGIVING, TURKEY PALOOZA IS UNDERWAY THIS WEEK. IT BENEFITS SEVERAL LOCAL NONPROFITS, INCLUDING RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, THE SHALOM PROJECT, AND SAMARITAN MINISTRIES. VOLUNTEERS ARE PREPARING CLOSE TO 700 MEALS, ALL COMPLETE WITH TURKEY, STUFFING AND COOKIES. WE HAVE PROBABLY OVER 150 VOLUNTEERS COMING IN THIS WEEK TO HELP OUT WITH PREPARING THE FOOD, AND IT WAS JUST REALLY NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY COME TOGETHER AND FILL UP THOSE SPOTS QUICKLY. IT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE GENEROSITY HERE ON CAMPUS. AND THEN COMMUNITY PARTNER WISE, WE’VE HAD WE’RE WORKING WITH 14 COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR TURKEY PALOOZA. WE’VE HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM FOR ALL OF THEM, FOR PROBABLY OVER TEN YEARS NOW AT LEAST. SO IT’S ALWAYS NICE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THEM AND SHOW THEM A LITTLE EXTRA LOVE …