8th Annual Turkey Tossing Tuesday

Tuesday, Nov. 24th is a day if CELEBRATION, JOY, HOT SOUP, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES and… TURKEYS! HUNDREDS of TURKEYS!!! Master’s Manna coordinates with local food pantries and social service agencies that distribute Thanksgiving food, baskets and/or turkeys. We compare lists. Why? So that EVERYONE gets what is needed. If one of our “shoppers” is receiving food from another pantry that week but no turkey they are able to receive a turkey from us. Some folks receive a turkey elsewhere and come here to “shop” for their weekly groceries. For the majority of our families, they receive weekly groceries, Thanksgiving fixins’ and TURKEY (chicken available upon request if a TURKEY is too large). Over 450 FAMILIES will be served on this day.

Volunteers arrive at 7 a.m. and festivities begin at 8 a.m. Since everyone “shops” by appointment there is a steady flow of traffic ALL DAY. The shelves are restocked throughout the day, sandwiches and hot soup are distributed to volunteers and “shoppers” alike. HUNDREDS of turkeys are already on site and more come in throughout the course of the day. Volunteers direct traffic, carry groceries, answer the phones, make more soup, and COFFEE, help “shoppers” select pies, carrots, potatoes, onions, stuffing, gravy, meals in a can, cereal, pasta, etc. (NOT EVERYONE HAS THE MEANS to prepare a Thanksgiving meal) You can also find folks making and sharing S’Mores at our little mobile fireplace while they warm their hands from literally TOSSING TONS of TURKEYS!!!!!
Come be part of this adventure!! Call 203.678.3042 for volunteer information!