NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Billy McKenzie knows what it's like to go without during the holidays. Growing up in low-income housing, he watched his mother visit churches for boxes of food and sign up for angel tree programs at Christmas.

"We didn't have much I came from low-income housing my mama having to go to churches getting box of food My mama having to go sign us up on angel trees for Christmas and just knowing that as a child that you know I had to go through that," McKenzie said.

Now, the owner of the Rollin with Jelly food truck is making sure other families don't experience that same struggle. For six years, McKenzie has given out turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving in Nashville, and his annual event continues to grow.

"Our first year we had 100 turkeys. We're working on 500 this year

See Full Page