The Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services is partnering again with KCRA 3 to hold this year’s Turkey Drive at Sacramento’s Cal Expo to help families in need.
It will take place on Friday, Nov. 13, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Main Gate Loop, located at 1600 Exposition Boulevard.
Other event partners for the 19th annual event are Atlas Disposal, Save Mart, Wells Fargo and Tiemann Law Firm.
People can also donate a turkey online for $20 here.
Turkey donations by the numbers
The number of turkeys donated each year has soared since the event first kicked off with 2,766 donations.
Here are turkey totals from previous years:
2008 – 2,7662009 – 6,5922010 – 7,0532011 – 8,0232012 – 6,3092013 – 7,4582014 – 9,3342015 – 11,0832016 – 14,8372017 – 15,4492018 – 16,4892019 – 17,6342020 – 16,7032021 – 15,8132022 – 16,3772023 — 17,2022024 — 18,0022025 — 18,321
Another way to support the food bank is by signing up for Run to Feed the Hungry.
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