Hundreds of Jacksonville families take home free turkeys from drive-thru giveaway

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Councilman Reggie Gaffney holds drive-thru turkey giveaway successful Brentwood Saturday

One by one, turkeys were loaded into cars Saturday greeting arsenic Jacksonville families took location the cardinal portion to their Thanksgiving meal.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One by one, turkeys were loaded into cars Saturday greeting arsenic Jacksonville families took location the cardinal portion to their Thanksgiving meal.

“It’s perfectly exciting. I emotion turkey,” said Joshua Banks.

Brenda said she is grateful.

“Some of us, we can’t supply for ourselves,” she said.

People besides received canned goods. Councilman Reggie Gaffney, who organized the event, said radical started lining up earlier sunrise.

“The archetypal car said, ‘Councilman Gaffney, I got present astatine 3 o’clock due to the fact that I wanted to marque definite my household got blessed,’” said Gaffney.

Unfortunately, immoderate cars had to beryllium turned away.

“The sheriff’s section told maine they really had to crook astir about 800 cars away. This shows the metropolis of Jacksonville, determination are truthful galore radical that are hurting,” said Gaffney.

Roughly 700 cars received turkeys to instrumentality location to their families, according to Gaffney.

The turkey thrust had much than 100 volunteers with respective sponsors. (WJXT)

“We person had 700 cars we’ve had the privilege of praying with,” said Doug McCary with SWAT Bible Studies.

“It’s a blessing that these radical travel retired and they bash what they bash and they provender the community,” said Brenda.

The turkey thrust had much than 100 volunteers with respective sponsors, including Publix and Farmshare, Winn Dixie, SWAT Bible Studies and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

Other organizations similar ReWork were besides there.

Gaffney said they anticipation to person different turkey giveaway astir Christmas.