Miramichi News: 10th Annual Christmas Turkey Drive Needs You!

Press Release

November 28, 2011

10th Miramichi Christmas Turkey Drive

Total required 187 Turkeys

187 turkeys is the goal for 2011’s Christmas Turkey Drive, this is a slight increase from last year by 19 turkeys. The Miramichi Christmas turkey drive started ten years ago when owner Mavis Williamson, heard about the success of the Moncton Turkey Drive. She contacted the volunteer coordinators of the Christmas food hampers; they endorsed the idea and appreciated someone taking on this project. It was identified through the coordinators of a requirement of 187 turkeys is needed for 2011. The turkeys will be passed over to the coordinators for distribution. Last year, we reached our goal with three days left in the drive, and it was a wonderful success. Williamson feels one of the basic traditions of Christmas is having a family gathering around the Christmas Turkey Dinner.

Susan Steeves, the new owner of Brunswick Driver Training was very pleased to continue with this community project. She has agreed to offer staff support, and the office location as a co-ordination site for the drive once again. Turkeys can be dropped off at two locations. The drops off locations are Brunswick Driver Training office, 1753 Water Street or the Great Canadian Dollar Store, 1746 Water Street. Williamson felt due to accessibility of business hours and stairs a second location was identified. Mark Kane of the Great Canadian Dollar store states “ I am pleased be part of this incentive to help out the Christmas Hampers, and we will pleased to accept frozen turkeys for Christmas Dinners”

If a person is unable to physically drop off a frozen turkey, they can forward a donation made out the “Christmas Turkey Drive”. Donation can be sent to Christmas Turkey Drive C/O Brunswick Driver Training, PO Box 394 Miramichi, NB, E1N 3A8, or dropped off at the office, 1753 Water Street. All funds generated will go directly to the purchase of a turkey.

Williamson’s feels this is great way to show Christmas spirit and hopes that the public, businesses, and organizations will endorses this worthwhile project for the tenth year. The Brunswick Driver Training office we will be a running total of number of turkeys collected. If anyone requests any further information on this please call 773-1007. The drive starts December 5th and runs till December 16th.

All support is greatly appreciated.

Merry Christmas.

Mavis Williamson