Friday, November 29, 2019

Franklin Turkey Trot raises $20,000 for Franklin Food Pantry on Thanksgiving morning

"The Turkey Trot this morning was amazing. We had almost 900 participants register and the race raised approx. $20,000 plus 2,000 pounds of nonperishable donations for the Franklin Food Pantry!!
We are truly thankful for the support of our community and for your continued sponsorship helping make this race happen each year!"

Happy Holidays!!


Krystal Whitmore
Race Director
www.franklinturkeytrot.org


The race results can be found online  https://my.raceresult.com/143614/
The rain did not stop 599 runners and walkers who completed the course in time to see the sun shine!

And they're off! (Scott Mason photo)
And they're off! (Scott Mason photo)

in the pack waiting for the start
in the pack waiting for the start

part of the 2,000 pounds gathered for the Franklin Food Pantry
part of the 2,000 pounds gathered for the Franklin Food Pantry

several real turkeys were in the race neighborhood

For more about the Franklin Food Pantry, visit their web page
https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/  where they do accept financial donations securely online

Franklin Matters is proud to be a sponsor of this event.
 

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