Turkey toss.Soon, you'll be gobbling Thanksgiving Thanksgiving annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922] See : America Thanksgiving national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop. din-din. But not all families are so fortunate--many can't afford turkey and fixin's. Ten years ago, Betsy and Dan Nally, then ages 6 and 9, caught wind of this and went bird-hunting. They knocked on neighbors' doors in search of spare turkeys after hearing the Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. Food Bank was short 5,000 turkeys for needy need·y adj. need·i·er, need·i·est 1. Being in need; impoverished. See Synonyms at poor. 2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree. families. They collected dozens of birds, delivering them on Thanksgiving Eve. And holidays are all about tradition, so the teens are still at it a decade later. Initially, their Turkeys 4 America program helped families near their Massachusetts hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" but has since spread its wings to include states all around the country. Check it out (or help out) at turkeys4america.org. |
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