How Friends of Folsom raises money to support KCRA’s turkey drive
CORNER, AND GROUPS ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE AS MANY FAMILIES AS POSSIBLE GET A THANKSGIVING MEAL. AND THAT’S WHERE FRIENDS OF FOLSOM STEPS IN COLLECTING TURKEYS EVERY YEAR TO DONATE TO FAMILIES. RIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND JOINING US TODAY IS JEFF GARCIA. YOU ARE THE ORGANIZER OF FRIENDS OF FOLSOM. AND I’LL TELL YOU WHAT, I SEE YOU ON TV EVERY SINGLE YEAR, MY FRIEND, TALKING ABOUT HOW MANY TURKEYS THAT YOU ARE DONATING TO THE COMMUNITY. IT’S REALLY EXTRAORDINARY. YEAH, WE’RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY. FOLSOM REALLY STEPS UP. AND EVEN THOUGH I’M ON TV A LOT AS KIND OF A A FACE OR A MOUTHPIECE, WE HAVE A TON OF FOLKS AND VOLUNTEERS THAT REALLY HELP OUR MISSION. SO HOW IS IT? HOW IS IT WORKING? HOW ARE YOU RAISING MONEY FOR THE TURKEYS THAT YOU’RE GOING TO PURCHASE AND DONATE TO THE. KCRA 3 TURKEY DRIVE? WELL, WE LIKE TO SAY WE PUT THE FUN IN FUNDRAISING. WE DO A SERIES OF OF DIFFERENT FUN EVENTS. TONIGHT WE’RE HAVING OUR PUNT PASS AND KICK EVENT, AND WE’VE INSTITUTED A PUTTING PORTION OF THAT FOR A LOWER IMPACT FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT WANT TO KEEP THEIR HAMSTRING AND SHOULDERS INTACT. IT WILL BE AT THE PITCH AND FIDDLE IN FAIR OAKS AND YOU COME IN, WATCH THE THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME. AND AT HALFTIME WE DO A LITTLE COMPETITION. FOLKS CAN WIN SOME MONEY, AND THEN THE REMAINDER OF THE MONEY GOES TO OUR CAUSE OF FEEDING FAMILIES. AND THEN HOW DOES IT SHAKE OUT? DO PEOPLE JUST SHOW UP AND THEN THEY’RE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND DONATE? YEAH, JUST LIKE ANY OF OUR OTHER EVENTS. WE HAVE ANOTHER EVENT ON NOVEMBER 1ST AND FOLSOM AT THE AMPHITHEATER WHERE THE SPASMODIC IS GOING TO BE PLAYING SOME MUSIC, AND YOU CAN COME AND PAY $20 TO COME IN OR BRING A FROZEN TURKEY. BUT AT TONIGHT’S EVENT YOU JUST SHOW UP. IT’S FREE OF CHARGE, AND IF YOU WANT TO ENTER EITHER THE PUDDING COMPETITION OR THE PUNT AND KICK COMPETITION, YOU PAY YOUR $20 AND THE WINNER TAKES HALF OF THE POT AND █THE OTHER HALFGOESTO FEEDING FAMILIES AND THE PITCH AND FIDDLE. WE’RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE DONATING A PORTION OF THE DRINKS, SO YOU’RE NOT REALLY GOING TO HAVE SOME DRINKS. YOU CAN TELL YOUR WIFE OR YOUR HUSBAND, I’M REALLY JUST GOING TO FEED FAMILIES. THAT’S REALLY WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. IT’S ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE. ABSOLUTELY. IT’S A GREAT CAUSE. WE’RE APPRECIATIVE TO HAVE EVERYBODY COME OUT TONIGHT. AND THEN WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR BIG DONATION EACH YEAR, IT KIND OF AS I RECALL, IT GETS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER EACH YEAR. IT HAS. WHAT’S YOUR GOAL THIS YEAR? IT HAS GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE WE NEVER INTENDED TO BE IN THIS POSITION. WE WE STARTED OFF DOING A SMALL DONATION OF FAMILY TYPE OF DONATION. AND IT GREW FROM THERE WHERE OTHER FAMILIES AND OTHER BUSINESSES STARTED TO HELP US OUT. THEN WE ESTABLISHED A 500 1C3. SO WE ARE COMPLETELY ORGANIC. WE NEVER SET OUT TO BE DOING WHAT WE’RE DOING, AND WE STARTED OFF WITH 50 TURKEYS ON OUR FIRST YEAR, AND THEN WE’VE GROWN THAT TO 10,000 TURKEYS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. AND THAT’S BECOME OUR GOAL. AND WITH THE COST OF TURKEYS AND POULTRY GOING UP, IT’S MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT. SO I DON’T WANT TO PUT PRESSURE ON OUR OUR DONORS AND OUR VOLUNTEERS, BUT WE TRY TO WE TRY TO DONATE SEVERAL THOUSAND TURKEYS. AND I THINK OVER THE YEARS WE’VE PROBABLY MADE UP MAYBE 30, 40% OF THE TURKEY DRIVE. AND WE’RE IT’S A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH SACRAMENTO FOOD BANK. SUCH AN IMPORTANT CAUSE. AND WHAT AN IMPACT YOUR ORGANIZATION MAKES. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO COME CHECK OUT THE EVENT, WE’RE PUTTING THE INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. IT IS THE PUNT, PASS, KICK AND PUTT PUTT COMPETITION. TONIGHT AT 630. IT’S AT THE PITCH AND FIDDLE IN FAIR OAKS. GO CHECK IT OUT. HELP JEFF AND THE REST OF THE FRIENDS OF FOLSOM ORGANIZATION AND YOU CAN MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE’RE NEARING THE HOLIDAYS. ABSOLUTELY. WE’RE MADLY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT KCRA DOES AND THE SACRAMENTO FOOD BANK, AND WE H
How Friends of Folsom raises money to support KCRA’s turkey drive
As Thanksgiving approaches, Friends of Folsom is collecting turkeys to donate to families in need.Organizer Jeff Garcia is leading the effort to ensure as many families as possible receive a Thanksgiving meal.He said the group holds events to raise money that can be used to donate to KCRA 3’s turkey drive. One of those events on Thursday is a “punt, pass, kick and putt” contest at the Pitch and Fiddle restaurant in Fair Oaks. The contests kick off at 6:30 p.m. Half of the money raised will go to the winners, while the rest will help support the group’s mission to provide turkeys to those in need.| RELATED | Learn more about KCRA’s 2025 turkey drive here. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
As Thanksgiving approaches, Friends of Folsom is collecting turkeys to donate to families in need.
Organizer Jeff Garcia is leading the effort to ensure as many families as possible receive a Thanksgiving meal.
He said the group holds events to raise money that can be used to donate to KCRA 3’s turkey drive.
One of those events on Thursday is a “punt, pass, kick and putt” contest at the Pitch and Fiddle restaurant in Fair Oaks. The contests kick off at 6:30 p.m.
Half of the money raised will go to the winners, while the rest will help support the group’s mission to provide turkeys to those in need.
| RELATED | Learn more about KCRA’s 2025 turkey drive here.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel