WE is thankful for the many people who have joined our movement, which has two main objectives: To coordinate community resources across the nation onto one unified platform and to engage the community in giving back both as individuals and corporations to those who need it most. As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, WE wanted to call your attention to Operation Turkey™.
Each Thanksgiving, Operation Turkey™ effectively organizes local teams of volunteers - families, friends, and businesses - to cook, prepare, pack, and deliver thousands of hot meals and provide other necessities to many people in need.[1]
The Austin, Texas-based nonprofit organization helps homeless residents and families in need who live in and around the Austin area by delivering food and other donations. Austin’s Operation Turkey™ demonstrates how positive outcomes can be achieved when one community bands together to offer hope. It is managed by the Austin Community Foundation.
Richard M. Bagdonas with Operation Turkey™ summarized, “Whether it’s providing food for homeless families, or simply helping families struggling to make ends meet, Operation Turkey shows them that their community cares about them. With Thanksgiving being most widely recognized as the ‘holiday of giving’ our program embodies the spirit of people who ‘have’ lending to people who ‘have not’ and in this case, it is hot meals and other necessities.”
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| Volunteers prepare meals for Austin's homeless community. |
Volunteers are asked to donate food, bake food, sort donations, package the food in to-go containers, and deliver dinners and donations. Operation Turkey™ is also supported by the generous donations from various corporate sponsors in the Austin area – including Winstead Attorneys, Greenling Organic Delivery , RetroChannel, 97Degrees West, SpeedMenu, Lancaster | Helling , Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill, Tornado Pressure Wash and the Travis County Sheriff's office.
What better cause to support during a holiday that is best characterized by “giving thanks.” With so many people in need – especially during these tough economic times – it is important for everyone one of us to take a step back and reflect on our lives, and where appropriate, help our neighbors who are less fortunate. Can you imagine what it would be like not to enjoy a nice warm, cooked meal on Thanksgiving?
Last year, Operation Turkey™ fed over 4,000 residents of Austin. How about helping feed even more in 2010? 100% of your donation will be used to buy food…and they are able to feed 50 people with just a $100 donation.
The WE Movement and its HELP4U platform support this worthwhile campaign. We have joined, will you? Learn more at http://www.wemovement.org/.
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