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John 3:16 Mission "Well Shy" of Thanksgiving Dinner Goal Headed into Final Food Drive Weekend

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John 3:16 Mission is going into its final food drive weekend ahead of Thanksgiving with a lot of ground to cover.

They have about 400 turkeys right now out of a goal of 4,000.

"It’s well shy of where we need to be, but we’re hopeful we’ll be able to make our goal. And then we’ve got about half the dry goods that we need," said John 3:16 Mission CEO Rev. Steve Whitaker. "What our goal is to do is give the turkey with all the trimmings that you and I might have on our tables."

Whitaker said the Thanksgiving food drive is on top of John 3;16 and other charities being stretched thin on a daily basis trying to help the homeless find food and shelter.

"We’re battling, but we have a need. So, we’re asking people just to be their most generous this time of year, to go online and give. And if they don’t give to John 3:16, give to their favorite charity. We’ll together make the difference that we need to make for the homeless in our community," Whitaker said.

Food donations can be dropped off around the clock now at 506 N Cheyenne Ave.,  weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2207 North Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, or during business hours at Under the Sun Garden Centers at 51st Street and Harvard Avenue or at 91st Street and Sheridan Road.

Whitaker said need is not a political issue.

"We’re doing better as a nation. Some people have gone back to work, but the people that are in poverty are ever so little bit deeper into poverty," Whitaker said. "These are elderly at risk, people on a fixed income, people that can’t go back to work, working moms, working poor. So, we’re hoping that compassion will win the day."

Matt Trotter joined KWGS as a reporter in 2013. Before coming to Public Radio Tulsa, he was the investigative producer at KJRH. His freelance work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and on MSNBC and CNN.