East Peterborough Lions Club Seeking Turkey and Ham Donations For Its Great Turkey Exchange
/The East Peterborough Lions Club is collecting donations and distributing turkeys and hams as part of their The Great Turkey Exchange for hungry families this Christmas.
Lions Theresa Hewitt (left) and Lucas (right) during last year’s Great Turkey Exchange. Photo courtesy of the East Peterborough Lions Club.
The program operated from 2009 until 2020 but went on hiatus in 2021 after supply chain shortages made it difficult to get donations according to the Lions Club. Now, the East Peterborough Lions Club is picking up the torch to continue the grassroots program, previously run by Volunteer Peterborough founder Lois Tuffin.
The program has delivered 17,500 Christmas dinners in the Peterborough area as stated in a press release.
“Our club has helped out by delivering turkeys to groups and we saw how grateful people are to have strangers help feed their families,” says Frank Hewitt, District Governor of District A-3. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to resuscitate 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
