Nelson 151, Nelson County Volunteer Parents & KellyBronze Turkey Farm Partner To
Provide Free Thanksgiving Meals to All Nelson County School Employees
Gobbling With Gratitude Initiative Gives Back To Our Area Educators
Afton
Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson 151 is partnering with Nelson County volunteer parents and KellyBronze
Turkey Farm this November for Gobbling With Gratitude, a fundraising initiative designed to
provide every Nelson County Schools employee with a free, high-quality turkey just in time for
area Thanksgiving celebrations.
Fundraisers will be executed across participating Nelson 151 member businesses on Sunday,
November 20th with sales proceeds from those dates helping to finance the donation. Separate
fundraising initiatives from Nelson County volunteer parents as a part of the ONE Nelson
initiative will also ensure that all 256 Nelson County Schools employees are provided with
award-winning and highly regarded KellyBronze Farms turkeys for the upcoming holiday
celebration.
School employee recipients will be able to receive their free KellyBronze Farms turkey on
Monday, November 21 and Tuesday, November 22 with pick-up locations and timing
communicated across appropriate internal channels.
Gobbling With Gratitude marks another exciting giving campaign for Nelson 151 members to
complement the annual 12 Days of Christmas initiative which will return in December 2022 to
award additional grants to Nelson County-based civic organizations.
Taylor Smack, Blue Mountain Brewery Owner & Gobbling With Gratitude organizer, remarked
that, “This initiative is just one fun and tangible way the community can show appreciation for
our area educators and support staff who have endured so much pandemic-related upheaval
over the last 2+ years. The professionals that support and educate the residents of Nelson
County deserve recognition for all that they do to build the foundation of our community, and
we’re excited to extend complimentary turkeys to all NCS staff as a gesture of thanks during the
holiday season.”
