Runners raise more than $10,000 for gift drive

 

Donations to Christmas Is For Kids from the Turkey Trot.
Some of the about 200 toys donated to the Christmas Is For Kids gift drive at the Turkey Trot.


Want a feel-good story during these horrible and bleak times where hatred has a big lead over love? Then read on!
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 More than 450 runners and walkers turned out for the Second Annual Leftover Turkey Trot in downtown North Attleboro on a clear, but chilly, Sunday morning (Nov. 26, 2023) to raise more than $10,000 for Christmas Is For Kids.
 The second annual fundraiser for the Attleboro area's largest gift drive, now in its 41st year, drew 461 participants, said Kelly Fox, the driver's longtime chairperson.
 Fox said that money will provide gifts for 300 of the 1,000 children and teens that the drive expects to serve this holiday season.
 In addition, the entrants donated about 200 toys to the drive, Fox said.
 The race was organized by the Town of North Attleboro, in partnership with the gift drive and was followed by the annual Santa Parade through downtown North Attleboro, which was held later in the afternoon.
 To view all of the race results, go to https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/137728#resultSetId-425152;perpage:100
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This item was also published in the Tuesday, Nov 28, 2023, edition of The Sun Chronicle of Attleboro, MA. To view the story on the newspaper's website, go to:

https://www.thesunchronicle.com/communities/along-the-way-thanksgiving-turkey-trot-raises-over-10k/article_0ef83e51-66c2-516a-859e-74fb3ef5e4e2.html

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