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The Turkey Club’s History
The Turkey Club was founded by the late Jack Cruikshank in 2004 with a simple goal – help make a brighter, happier holiday season for local families who are struggling. Incorporated that same year as ‘The Turkey Club Society’ and registered as a charity, the group of dedicated volunteers began providing Christmas turkey dinner hampers to those families in need.
In 2011, Jack and the rest of the Board of Directors of the Turkey Club Society brought the society under the fundraising program of the Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank.
The Turkey Club is now a full part of the Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank operations and annual donations to the Turkey Club continue to assist needy families in the Halifax region during the Christmas holiday season. Over the past ten years – from the 2014 Christmas holiday season up to the 2023 Christmas holiday season – the Turkey Club is very proud to have raised a total of $300,000. This has had a meaningful impact for thousands of local families during the holiday season!
Please visit our “Ways to Give” page to become a Turkey Club member or to make a donation. Every dollar makes a difference!
![Turkey Club founder, the late Jack Cruikshank.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_18.png)
![The 2014 Turkey Club Crew poses with a cheque to Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_01.jpg)
![Christmas hampers being prepared during Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Christmas Hamper Program in 2017.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_02.jpg)
![Turkey Club Crew members pose with Mayor Mike Savage at the 2018 Membership Drive Kick-Off.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_03.jpg)
![The 2018 Turkey Club Crew poses with a cheque to Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_04.jpg)
![2021 Turkey Club cheque to Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_05.jpg)
![The 2021 Turkey Club Crew poses with a cheque for Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_06.jpg)
![In 2021, even COVID-19 didn't stop our annual campaign.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_15.jpg)
![Turkey Dinner Hampers ready for to distribute during Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Christmas Hamper Program in 2021.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_16.jpg)
![Helping local families in need at Christmas time in 2021.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_17.jpg)
![Turkey Club Crew members pose with Mayor Mike Savage at the 2022 Membership Drive Kick-Off.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_07.jpg)
![Turkey Club volunteers Jack Hart and Rick Thomas at the Bedford Neighbourhood Pub's golf tournament in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_19.jpg)
![Turkey Club Crew members pose with Mayor Mike Savage at the 2023 Membership Drive Kick-Off.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_12.jpg)
![Bedford Neighbourhood Pub donates $4,000 to the Turkey Club in 2024.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_08.jpg)
![Bedford Neighbourhood Pub owner Troy Harnish accepts Turkey Club Certificate of Appreciation from Rick Thomas in 2024.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_09.jpg)
![Bedford Neighbourhood Pub owners Troy Harnish and Scott MacDonald present a cheque to the Turkey Club's Rick Thomas in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_10.jpg)
![Mayor Mike Savage accepts Certificate of Appreciation in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_11.jpg)
![Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Dr. Denise Daley accepts cheque for $55,200 from the Turkey Club's Rick Thomas in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_23.jpg)
![Turkey Club Crew pose with cheque for Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_13.jpg)
![Turkey Club member Alyson G. at Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Christmas Hamper Program in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_20.jpg)
![Turkey Club members helping out at Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Christmas Hamper Program in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-Turkey-Club-Members-Helping-out-at-PSFFB-Christmas-Hamper-Program_2.jpg)
![Turkey Club members helping out at Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Christmas Hamper Program in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-Members-of-Turkey-Club-at-PSFFB-Christmas-Hamper-Program.jpg)
![A typical Christmas Hamper at Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Christmas Hamper Program in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_14.jpg)
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The Turkey Club's History
The Turkey Club was founded by the late Jack Cruikshank in 2004 with a simple goal – help make a brighter, happier holiday season for local families who are struggling. Incorporated that same year as ‘The Turkey Club Society’ and registered as a charity, the group of dedicated volunteers began providing Christmas turkey dinner hampers to those families in need.
In 2011, Jack and the rest of the Board of Directors of the Turkey Club Society brought the society under the fundraising program of the Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank.
The Turkey Club is now a full part of the Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank operations and annual donations to the Turkey Club continue to assist needy families in the Halifax region during the Christmas holiday season. Over the past ten years – from the 2014 Christmas holiday season up to the 2023 Christmas holiday season – the Turkey Club is very proud to have raised a total of $300,000. This has had a meaningful impact for thousands of local families during the holiday season!
Please visit our “Ways to Give” page to become a Turkey Club member or to make a donation. Every dollar makes a difference!
![Turkey Club founder, the late Jack Cruikshank.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_18.png)
![The 2014 Turkey Club Crew poses with a cheque to Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_01.jpg)
![Christmas hampers being prepared during Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Christmas Hamper Program in 2017.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_02.jpg)
![Turkey Club Crew members pose with Mayor Mike Savage at the 2018 Membership Drive Kick-Off.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_03.jpg)
![The 2018 Turkey Club Crew poses with a cheque to Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_04.jpg)
![2021 Turkey Club cheque to Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_05.jpg)
![The 2021 Turkey Club Crew poses with a cheque for Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_06.jpg)
![In 2021, even COVID-19 didn't stop our annual campaign.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_15.jpg)
![Turkey Dinner Hampers ready for to distribute during Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Christmas Hamper Program in 2021.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_16.jpg)
![Helping local families in need at Christmas time in 2021.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_17.jpg)
![Turkey Club Crew members pose with Mayor Mike Savage at the 2022 Membership Drive Kick-Off.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_07.jpg)
![Turkey Club volunteers Jack Hart and Rick Thomas at the Bedford Neighbourhood Pub's golf tournament in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_19.jpg)
![Turkey Club Crew members pose with Mayor Mike Savage at the 2023 Membership Drive Kick-Off.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_12.jpg)
![Bedford Neighbourhood Pub donates $4,000 to the Turkey Club in 2024.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_08.jpg)
![Bedford Neighbourhood Pub owner Troy Harnish accepts Turkey Club Certificate of Appreciation from Rick Thomas in 2024.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_09.jpg)
![Bedford Neighbourhood Pub owners Troy Harnish and Scott MacDonald present a cheque to the Turkey Club's Rick Thomas in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_10.jpg)
![Mayor Mike Savage accepts Certificate of Appreciation in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_11.jpg)
![Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Dr. Denise Daley accepts cheque for $55,200 from the Turkey Club's Rick Thomas in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_23.jpg)
![Turkey Club Crew pose with cheque for Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_13.jpg)
![Turkey Club member Alyson G. at Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Christmas Hamper Program in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Slideshow_20.jpg)
![Turkey Club members helping out at Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Christmas Hamper Program in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-Turkey-Club-Members-Helping-out-at-PSFFB-Christmas-Hamper-Program_2.jpg)
![Turkey Club members helping out at Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Christmas Hamper Program in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-Members-of-Turkey-Club-at-PSFFB-Christmas-Hamper-Program.jpg)
![A typical Christmas Hamper at Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank's Christmas Hamper Program in 2023.](https://turkeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slideshow_14.jpg)