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Wake Forest prepares for holidays with Turkeypalooza

Wake Forest prepares for holidays with Turkeypalooza
MORE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP TODAY. FOR MANY, MANY FAMILIES IN THE TRIAD, A THANKSGIVING FEAST IS NOT GUARANTEED. WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SPENT THE EVENING TODAY MAKING SURE THAT’S NOT THE CASE. THE 17TH ANNUAL TURKEY PALOOZA IS HAPPENING ALL THIS WEEK. IT’S THE CAMPUS KITCHEN’S LARGEST YEARLY EVENT AND STUDENTS SPENT THE DAY COOKING THANKSGIVING MEALS ALL FROM SCRATCH, COMPLETE WITH THE TURKEY STUFFING GREEN BEANS, CRANBERRY SAUCE AND SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE. ARE YOU HUNGRY YET? THEY’RE PUTTING MORE THAN 500 MEALS TOGETHER FOR THOSE ACROSS FORSYTH COUNTY, FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY. LEE WE HAVE AROUND 40 SHIFTS A WEEK. WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHIFTS COOKING SHIFTS, PICKING UP KIND OF STUFF FROM GROCERY STORES AND DELIVERING FOOD. SO WE KIND OF HAVE SHIFTS ALL LIKE ALL THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, DURING THE WEEKDAY. AND THEN OVER THE WEEKEND ALL THE TIME. IT’S CONSTANTLY MOVING. THAT IS AWESOME. TURKEY PALOOZA COINCIDES WITH NATIONAL HUNGER AND HOMELESS AWARENESS WEEK. THE MEALS WILL BE DELIVERED TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDIN
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Wake Forest prepares for holidays with Turkeypalooza
For many families in the triad, a Thanksgiving feast is not guaranteed.Click the video player above to watch this story. Wake Forest University is making sure that's not the case: The 17th annual Turkeypalooza is this week. It's the campus kitchen's largest yearly event.Students cook Thanksgiving meals from scratch, complete with turkey, stuffing, green beans, cranberry sauce and sweet potato casserole. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |They've put more than 500 meals together for those across Forsyth County fighting food insecurity.Turkeypalooza coincides with National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week.The meals will be delivered to local nonprofits, including Samaritan Ministries and Latino Community Services.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

For many families in the triad, a Thanksgiving feast is not guaranteed.

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Click the video player above to watch this story.

Wake Forest University is making sure that's not the case: The 17th annual Turkeypalooza is this week. It's the campus kitchen's largest yearly event.

Students cook Thanksgiving meals from scratch, complete with turkey, stuffing, green beans, cranberry sauce and sweet potato casserole.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here

NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |

They've put more than 500 meals together for those across Forsyth County fighting food insecurity.

Turkeypalooza coincides with National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week.

The meals will be delivered to local nonprofits, including Samaritan Ministries and Latino Community Services.

Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.