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Drives Successful but Fooshare Still Short on Turkeys

Updated results also given for Jack Bannan Memorial Turkey Trot

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Despite some successful drives, Foodshare is still approximately 3,800 turkeys short in its goal to help needy families this Thanksgiving holiday. 

To help, the organization is keeping its Bloomfield facility at 450 Woodland Ave., Bloomfield open until 8 p.m. Monday. Tel: (860) 286-9999

Also this weekend, Marianne Bannan, event coordinator for last week's Jack Bannan Memorial Turkey Trot, provided some updated numbers of the collection last week. 

That included:  

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  • $22,637 in donations 
  • 2,127 turkeys 
  • 15,055 pounds of nonperishable goods
See more about Foodshare's Turkey and Thirty Campaign at http://site.foodshare.org/site/PageServer?pagename=index

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