15th Annual Turkey-A-Thon Set for October 11
WASHINGTON COUNTY - For many families facing food insecurity in Washington County, the holidays can be a particularly stressful time of year. To help lessen the burden and provide a healthy holiday meal for families in the community, Classic Hits 92.7/95.3FM and The Border 102.9FM, in partnership with Healthy Acadia and sponsored by Dunkin Donuts in Calais and Machias and VL Tammaro of Calais, host the annual Washington County Turkey-A-Thon. 2019's event will be Friday, October 11.
From 7:00am to 5:00pm, seven sites throughout Washington County accept monetary donations that will be used to purchase gift certificates from local grocery stores for Washington County food pantries. The gift certificates will help families in need enjoy a healthy holiday meal. Just $12 can purchase a turkey for a local family in need and your donation, in any amount, will help. The partners are challenging all Washington County schools, civic groups, businesses, nonprofit organizations and community members to help them achieve their 2019 goals.
Please help Classic Hits 92.7/95.3, Healthy Acadia, Dunkin Donuts and V.L. Tammaro meet their goal of 2,500 turkeys this year. Your contribution will be recognized on-air at Classic Hits 92.7/95.3 FM, which broadcasts live from the Dunkin Donuts studio at VL Tammaro Oil in Calais during the event:
Woodland IGA, Baileyville
Four Corners Shop 'n Save, Columbia
Dunkin Donuts, Machias
VL Tammaro, Calais
Raye’s Mustard, Eastport
Bayside Supermarket, Milbridge
Flat Iron Corner, Lubec
For more information, please contact Regina Grabrovac at Healthy Acadia (255 3741 or regina@healthyacadia.org ) or Jeff Demmons at Classic Hits 92.7/95.3 FM (454 7545 or jeff@wqdy.fm ). You will also find the Turkey -A -Thon event on the Healthy Acadia and Classic Hits 92.7/95.3 FM Facebook pages.
Healthy Acadia is a community health coalition 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 .
