Torklift team with Kent Food Bank volunteers on drop off day As the 2024 Kent Turkey Challenge wraps up its 12th year, we are excited to celebrate the impact we as a community were able to make and want to extend a huge thank you to the overwhelming support from our community! In total, the Turkey Challenge raised 2,750 pounds...
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9th Annual Turkey Challenge Raises Over $175,000 for the Kent Food Bank
Torklift Central employee Kerstin Stokes, Camico Rivon, assistant director of the Kent Food Bank and Jeniece Choate, executive director of the Kent Food Bank sort through donations collected during the Kent Turkey Challenge at the Kent Food Bank. Oct. 7 to Nov. 18 marked our annual Thanksgiving food drive, the Annual Kent Turkey Challenge which was celebrating nine years... -
The 9th Annual Kent Turkey Challenge is Underway!
During the holiday’s many of us sit down to share a warm Thanksgiving meal with our families and friends while hundreds of families in our community stand in lines in the hopes of getting food from the Kent Food Bank. Bundled up against the cold and waiting for the doors to open, these families are filled with an optimism that... -
Top businesses awarded for Kent Turkey Challenge – See what the Mayor had to say
Total donations to the 4th Annual Kent Turkey Challenge topped 10,800 pounds of food and $22,500 in donations, filling the Kent Food Bank from wall to wall with pallets of donated food this Thanksgiving. City of Kent Mayor Suzette CookeLocal businesses, schools, and community organizations came together and shared in celebration of the amazing benefit the food drive made to the... -
4th Annual Kent Turkey Challenge raises more than $22,500
A long line of hopeful people from all walks of life formed outside the Kent Food Bank two days before Thanksgiving. As the rain fell, small groups continued to join the crowd, making their way in the front doors where they waited for hours.Once inside, they were given tickets to identify how many people in their family would be accounted... -
NetIG Goes Above & Beyond In 4th Annual Kent Turkey Challenge
We received a glowing email from NetIG’s Director of Finance, Ruth Perdue this week, excitedly describing her company’s efforts in the 4th Annual Kent Turkey Challenge. Not surprisingly, the structured cabling solutions provider is exploring innovative ways to motivate food and monetary donations that will directly benefit the Kent Food Bank this Thanksgiving. In addition to the donation box provided... -
Torklift Central wins Citizenship Award @ President’s Gala
The Kent Chamber of Commerce President’s Gala is held each year to honor and promote the accomplishments of our local business community. Being nominated for the chamber’s Company Citizenship Award is an achievement unto itself. Winning for our grassroots charity that helps local businesses raise food and money for underprivileged families feels even better. We were honored with the Kent...