Patrolman
November 7th, 2015, 10:59 AM
I am proud to say that this would be the 8th year that we are conducting this run! This has been a great opportunity to get together in the past, without truly doing a "run", and I am sure this year will be great! It is a great social event, and a good way to give back to the community.
The date is set for Saturday November 21st at 9:00AM. We will meet at the Conoco on Auraria Parkway, which is at the South edge of the Pepsi Center parking lot.
If you get off on Auraria from I-25, make your first left. If you are coming in from I-25 via Speer, you will have to head West just a bit on Auraria and the Conoco is on the right. It is literally on the edge of the Pepsi Center parking lot. Address is 1500 7th Street in Denver, CO 80204.
What does the shelter do with all the turkeys you ask? They need 15,000 birds to feed homeless who come into the shelter, distribute to other smaller shelters (DRM is the biggest shelter in Denver) which may run low on birds, distribute to low income families, etc. Basically, they make sure that everybody who needs a meal at Thanksgiving gets one, regardless of their situation.
The shelter also needs other items including but not limited to canned goods, dry food goods, clothes, coats, blankets, hats, gloves, sleeping bags, personal hygiene items, etc. My understanding is that they accept nearly anything except appliances.
Here is the address/site info for the Denver Rescue Mission. You can map in advance, or if you can't make the run or give stuff to someone else, drop off at your convenience. You can also donate online via Paypal.
https://www.denverrescuemission.org/Turkey
At this time, if people are agreeable, we will plan a breakfast afterwards. Post if you plan to attend for the donations and/or the breakfast. In the past we have eaten at the Denver Diner, which has a fair amount of parking and is easy to find. I am open to alternatives as well. I will likely have my daughter with me. We can stick around for about an hour for breakfast, but might have to take off a bit early.
The date is set for Saturday November 21st at 9:00AM. We will meet at the Conoco on Auraria Parkway, which is at the South edge of the Pepsi Center parking lot.
If you get off on Auraria from I-25, make your first left. If you are coming in from I-25 via Speer, you will have to head West just a bit on Auraria and the Conoco is on the right. It is literally on the edge of the Pepsi Center parking lot. Address is 1500 7th Street in Denver, CO 80204.
What does the shelter do with all the turkeys you ask? They need 15,000 birds to feed homeless who come into the shelter, distribute to other smaller shelters (DRM is the biggest shelter in Denver) which may run low on birds, distribute to low income families, etc. Basically, they make sure that everybody who needs a meal at Thanksgiving gets one, regardless of their situation.
The shelter also needs other items including but not limited to canned goods, dry food goods, clothes, coats, blankets, hats, gloves, sleeping bags, personal hygiene items, etc. My understanding is that they accept nearly anything except appliances.
Here is the address/site info for the Denver Rescue Mission. You can map in advance, or if you can't make the run or give stuff to someone else, drop off at your convenience. You can also donate online via Paypal.
https://www.denverrescuemission.org/Turkey
At this time, if people are agreeable, we will plan a breakfast afterwards. Post if you plan to attend for the donations and/or the breakfast. In the past we have eaten at the Denver Diner, which has a fair amount of parking and is easy to find. I am open to alternatives as well. I will likely have my daughter with me. We can stick around for about an hour for breakfast, but might have to take off a bit early.