About 1,000 participants take part in the Windham Turkey Trot

HELP OTHER PEOPLE TO EAT TOO. YES, IT’S RIGHT BEFORE YOU EAT ALL THE CALORIES, YOU MUST BURN SOME CALORIES. AND NEARLY A THOUSAND PEOPLE WILL DO THIS HERE IN WYNDHAM. YOU SUBMIT, GET READY TO DO THE TURKEY TRAB. AND OF COURSE THEY RUN FOR A GOOD CAUSE. IT’S FINALLY TIME TO EAT AND GIVE THANKS. BUT BEFORE YOU MUST EARN THIS MEAL. AND APPROXIMATELY THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE DID JUST THAT IN WIND HAM WITH THEIR 28TH ANNUAL TURKEY TROTS. WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE TODAY? WHAT IS EVERYONE DOING THIS DAY? THEY RUN TO GET IT READY FOR THE CAKE AND EVERYTHING. LATER. WE ARE MORE BLOGGERS, BOSS BLOGGERS, BLOGGERS. WE DO NOT WALK IN A JOB. SOME PEOPLE RUN TO WIN FIRST AND WE STILL GET A STICK TOGETHER. OH, NO, NO, NO. These guys, we’re taking off, and then these guys are gonna take the tail for us today. SO SOME PEOPLE ARE RUNNING IN STYLE NOW. GO! GO! GO LATER. EITHER WE HAVE OUR TATTOOS ON. WE HAVE OUR SHIRTS FOR THE RUN, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR TURKEY GOGGLES. AND OUR TURKEY HAS 100% VOLUNTEERS. BUT THIS IS NOT JUST A FUN RUN. THIS EVENT GIVES BACK BIG FIND BY HELPING RAISE MONEY FOR THE SHEPHERDS FOOD PANTRY AND THIS YEAR APPROX. RAISING $35,000. SHEPHERD’S PANTRY HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITY OF WINDHAM FOR I DON’T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS. YOU TAKE CARE OF THE NEEDY. AND WE ARE HERE TO GIVE BACK AS MUCH AS WE CAN. LOUISE PELTZ AND HER FAMILY FOUNDED THIS TURKEY RIGHTS UP TO EIGHT YEARS AGO AND IT MAKES YOU EMOTIONAL ABOUT HOW MUCH SHE’S GROWN. FEELS REALLY GOOD. YOU KNOW IT’S LIKE A LITTLE LEGACY FOR OUR FAMILY, YOU KNOW? I AM REALLY Psyched. AND THE PEOPLE THAT TAKEN IT DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB, YOU KNOW? WHILE YOU WALK, CYCLE OR RUN. SO MANY PEOPLE COME TODAY TO WIN JUST TO GIVE

About 1,000 participants take part in the Windham Turkey Trot

Updated: 3:45 p.m. EST November 24, 2022

About 1,000 participants took part in the 28th Windham Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. The Turkey Trot is a fundraiser for the Shepherd’s Pantry, which has been serving families in southern New Hampshire for 30 years. Louise Peltz and her family started the turkey trot 28 years ago, and it gets her emotional to think about how much it’s grown. “It feels really good. It’s like a little legacy for our family. I’m really excited, and the people who took it on did such a good job, you know,” Peltz said. As of December 2021, the trot has raised more than $350,000 for charity. The pantry serves an average of 90 families each week and is run entirely by volunteers.

WINDHAM, New Hampshire—

About 1,000 participants took part in the 28th Windham Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning.

The Turkey Trot is a fundraiser for the Shepherd’s Pantry, which has been serving families in southern New Hampshire for 30 years.

Louise Peltz and her family started the turkey trot 28 years ago and it gets her emotional when she thinks about how much it has grown.

“It feels really good. It’s like a little legacy for our family. I’m really excited, and the people who took it on did such a good job, you know,” Peltz said.

As of December 2021, the trot has raised more than $350,000 for charity.

The pantry serves an average of 90 families each week and is run entirely by volunteers.