Peterborough Lions Club Continuing Holiday Traditions With Annual Great Turkey Exchange
/The East Peterborough Lions Club is making sure everyone is fed this holiday season with its Great Turkey Exchange.
The Great Turkey Exchange operated from 2009 until 2020. The program went on hiatus in 2021 after supply chain shortages made it difficult to get donations. The East Peterborough Lions Club has picked up the torch to continue the grassroots program. Photo courtesy of the East Peterborough Lions Club.
The Club is coordinating the collection and distribution of turkeys and hams for hungry families this Christmas.
The program has delivered over 17,000 Christmas dinners in the Peterborough area. Most of the turkeys and hams donated to the program came from individuals and businesses who recognize a traditional Christmas meal's sentimental and nutritional value.
“Our club has helped out by delivering turkeys to groups and we saw how grateful people are to have strangers help feed their families,” said Frank Hewitt, East Peterborough Lions Club president. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to continue the program and fill such a great need in our community.”
The community can help in two ways:
Donate turkeys and hams (for those who don’t have access to an oven)
Donate cash to purchase these items
