TurkeyFest Check Presentation
The Heartland Pioneers continued their alliance with the Salvation Army and the Thanksgiving dinner they started with them around thirty some years ago. In the beginning the pioneer volunteers prepared the dinners at their homes and then delivered everything to the Kroc Center on the night before Thanksgiving. The pioneer cook, Bill Sucha, then prepared the potatoes and green beans while the volunteers sliced up the turkeys and all was ready to go early on Thanksgiving morning. The first few years 300 meals were prepared and delivered by volunteers the Salvation Army assembled. Now the Thanksgiving dinners are delivered to 1500 families in the Omaha Metro. Other volunteers have taken over a lot of preparation of the meal. The Heartland Pioneers have continued to supply volunteers over the years and this year the Heartland Pioneer Council presented a check for $1000.00 on November 19, 2020 to purchase turkeys for the Thanksgiving dinner. The Pioneers plan to continue this Thanksgiving Dinner tradition with the Salvation Army.
Submitted by Bob Wolkins and Debbie Grady
