Third annual Turkey Drop in Hamilton raises thousands of dollars for local food bank

A new tradition based on an old sitcom. The night before Thanksgiving: the third annual turkey drop in Hamilton. It's a callback to WKRP Cincinnati!

Braving the cold, a crowd gathered for a good cause with a new record this year: about 500 turkeys sold for $10 each. Advertisement

Hamilton fire, dropping them onto targets. Whichever one dropped closest to the bullseye won $500. Five others walked away with one hundred. But the big winner was Open Door Food Pantry in Hamilton, which received the rest of the money.

“If a rising tide lifts all the boats, let's lift all the boats, not just a few,” Jim Goodman, Turkey Drop organizer and owner, co-founder Municipal Brew Works, said.

All month, Hamilton businesses teamed up selling the rubber ducks for the good cause.

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