‘Turkey Brigade’ raised over $4,000 for needy families at Thanksgiving
left to right: Marty, Diandra Lamas, Marketing Team Leader Whole Foods, Mark Spencer, President of the Andover Rotary Club, Alex and Diana Kiesel, Owners of Yang's Fitness & Wellness Center
Yang’s Fitness Center (Yang’s), Whole Foods Andover, and the Andover Rotary Club joined forces this year to provide Thanksgiving dinners to needy families. Since 2001, members of Yang’s and the Rotary have helped to provide more than 2,000 Thanksgiving turkeys to local residents. This year, Whole Foods Andover joined in this effort.
The ‘Turkey Brigade’ raised over $4,000 and collected over 10 bins of non-perishable Thanksgiving trimmings for residents of Lazarus House and the Andover Housing Authority. “The generosity of our members, Whole Foods’ customers, and the Rotary was inspiring,” said Cindy Rayner, Yang’s Community Relations Director, “the outpouring of help from volunteers sorting, combining and delivering the dinners to the families was amazing. It was an uplifting experience for everyone involved.”
If you missed this year’s Turkey Brigade, please contact Cindy Rayner at YangsAndover@aol.com and learn how you can participate in next year’s fundraiser. For information about the Andover Rotary Club, visit www.RotaryAndover.org. To learn more community initiatives at Whole Foods in Andover, visit http://www.wholefoods.com/events?store=6467.