Every year the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, along with many other food banks across America, have annual holiday turkey fundraisers. The local food bank is calling for donations of $25 to “Adopt-A-Turkey” for a local family in need, in a fundraiser running through the end of this month.

“Instead of having people purchase them from the store at retail price, we can purchase them at the bulk rate cheaper,” Kenai Peninsula Food Bank Office Manager Claire Jones said.

With Thanksgiving one week away, the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank is hoping to get more donations for turkeys as they haven’t yet gotten their desired quota of 1,200 turkeys. Marathon Petroleum made a donation to cover the first 400 turkeys.

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank helps the whole Kenai Peninsula, Jones said. They help supply other food pantries and churches that will then help distribute them where they’re needed.

This fundraiser ends at the end of the month so it’s still not too late to help out.

“Everyone wants to spread that kindness and that closeness that they feel with their families and their community around the holiday season,” Jones said. “We feel really grateful to be a part of that.”

Jones said that donations can be made on the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank website, through a QR code on social media, or in person at the food bank — “we can walk you through it.”

The food bank will have their annual community Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday, Nov. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Clarion reporter Jake Dye contributed to this story. Jonas Oyoumick is interning with the Peninsula Clarion through the Kenaitze Indian Tribe Daggeyi internship program.