Call it the 800 turkey weekend.Manteca donors opened their hearts and pockets while smashing donation records to give 394 turkeys and $8,000 to purchase another 400 turkeys to make sure no one in Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop goes without this weekend.“We won’t know absolutely for sure until (today) whether we have everything covered,” said Jessica Vaughn who is helping coordinate the Turkeys R Us effort aimed at helping 1,600 struggling families in the three communities have not just the main course for Thanksgiving but the tradional trimmings as well.The odds are good, though, that the goal for Thanksgiving has been met and a healthy start on securing another 1,600 turkeys or hams for Christmas.Vaughn noted:uThe three-day Stuff the Bus effort staged by Manteca Transit at Food-4-Less doubled last year’s collection receiving 202 turkeys and other food items as well.uSaturday’s Manteca Firefighters Association’s collection outside of Safeway blew the doors off their goal by bringing in 142 turkeys plus other food.uSunday’s Northgate Little League collected 49 turkeys and added $20 to allow the purchase of a 50th bird to surpass last year’s effort of 30 turkeys.In addition the Lori’s — a real estate partnership affiliated with PMZ — dropped of a check for $2,000. The Wheels of Woodbridge added another $1,000 check, and various cash donations over the weekend came to $5,000.“It was an incredible weekend,” Vaughn said. “This is the greatest community to live in.
Turkey donation avalanche
Mantecans donate 800 turkeys in 2 days