The 2020 Two-Thousand Turkeys Campaign turned out to be a smashing success! Far exceeding its goal of one-hundred-thousand-dollars. The grand total for this years fundraiser; $207,863. The fundraiser is a grassroots effort supported by local businesses, organizations and individuals whose donations put a turkey dinner on the table of families being served each month by the Greater Washington County Food Bank. This year, the need is great. An estimated 29,000 people in Washington County are food-insecure, and about half of those are served by the food bank. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, dependence on the food bank has increased. By summer, requests for food skyrocketed 150% since the onset of the pandemic. Donations are still being accepted through the Washington County Food Bank’s website at gwcfb.org. You’ll find a listing for 2000 Turkeys. Just click on the link and make your donation. You can also mail your donation to “2000 Turkeys, P.O. Box 2000, Washington, PA, 15301.” Co-sponsored by WJPA Radio and the Observer-Reporter, 2000 Turkeys has been around since the early 1980s, when it was launched to help feed the underemployed and unemployed during the holiday. The 2000 Turkeys campaign is the largest fundraiser for the food bank.