Follow the frozen turkeys from CBC to the food bank

What happens to those hundreds of frozen turkeys that people drop off at CBC P.E.I. as part of the Feed a Family campaign?

We followed the trail of the turkeys to find out.

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"It's a busy time, but it's a good busy," said Mike MacDonald, now in his 15th year as manager of the Upper Room Food Bank.

Earlier in the campaign, MacDonald only needed to empty the CBC freezer once a day.

Now, nearing the end of the campaign, MacDonald drops by every two hours.

Follow the frozen turkeys from CBC P.E.I. to the food bank

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Follow the frozen turkeys from CBC P.E.I. to the food bank

'We love emptying these freezers out'

He'll haul more than a thousand frozen turkeys to the food bank over the course of the two weeks.

"We love emptying these freezers out," he said.

"You get a little tired, but you also get used to it, but I guess the more we get in, the more we're able to give out."

"The community certainly sees the need, especially at this time of the year when there are just way too many people struggling to make ends meet,' he said.

"We're fortunate we can help out in a least a little way to make their Christmases a little bit brighter."

'You wouldn't know how much we appreciate it'

On Monday, the food bank and numerous other organizations will start handing out food hampers across the province.

MacDonald wanted to thank those who donated a turkey this holiday season.

"You wouldn't know how much we appreciate it," he said.

"Without our donors we certainly wouldn't be able to do this, so a sincere thank you to everybody who donates not just turkeys and not just at this time of the year, but all year round."

MacDonald also wanted to pass on his wishes to those who will receive a turkey this year.

"And certainly to anybody depending on it, I hope you enjoy your Christmas and this certainly helps complete your Christmas for you."

One of the donors who dropped by with some turkeys on Thursday was Devin Coady from McInnis Cooper.

"We're picturing this in a family home somewhere and helping to create memories for that family, and we're very happy to be doing that," said Coady.

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