2,000 turkeys to be given away on Sunday in Detroit

Well, tomorrow, another opportunity for people to pick up a turkey so they can gobble it up on Thanksgiving. 2,000 turkeys available at this event that we're talking about here. Joining me now to talk about it is Curtis Blackwell from Sound Mind, Sound Body. So talk about this giveaway that you're doing, and what a great way to give back to the community. Oh, thank you. Tonight, tomorrow is a record-breaking event for our foundation, Sound Mind, Sound Body, as we have over 2,000 turkeys. For families on the east side of Detroit, it's a historic moment for us as we're able to help families in need during the holiday season. And what times are folks going to be able to come out, and what does it mean to you to do something so positive for their community? So tomorrow it will be occurring from 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock. There will probably be cars lined up as early as 11 a.m. I grew up in this neighborhood, so this is really a lifetime achievement for me because nothing matters as much as what you do in the neighborhood where you come from. And so to be able to help so many families in the area that you grew up in at this time of year when people need it the most, this is what is all about running a foundation like Sound Mind, Sound Body. We're taking a look at some of the pictures now from some events in the past. And, you know, we talk a lot about hunger and... You know, people struggling right now with the cost of everything going up, food, groceries. So do you think you'll see even more people probably coming out? Because trying to put a Thanksgiving dinner together is even more expensive. Yes, and that's why I say it's a record-breaking event for us. In the past, we did 500 turkeys, 800, 1,000. So this year to do 2,000, because the economy is really tight right now, times are really hard. So to know that 2,000 families can get turkeys. I mean, this is the biggest event of its kind in the area that we know of, and they need it the most right now, and we're so happy that we can meet the demand. And when you come around there to the event tomorrow, you will see it because the families are so grateful for, you know, just the support and the generosity of our organization. And can you talk to you about, you know, some of the people coming together, I mean, to put together 2,000 turkeys, it takes a lot of work from different groups, right? A lot of partnership. Yeah. FarGarden Harvest has been a big-time supporter of us. And a lot of our young high school student athletes that are in our program, they have been really organizing support as high school students to take initiative, to be leaders within a community, doing volunteerism and community service. So you'll see all the high school students leading this whole endeavor, which would be something unlike any other, where you'll see the kids Actually serving the community and really spearheading this initiative. Oh, it's great leadership experience for them as well, right? I mean, it doesn't get any better than that. Yeah, and it's important for young people to start early because they can understand that it's their job to take care of their community. Like, we can't expect someone else to come take care of us. We've got to do it ourselves. But as leaders, we need to plant the seed within our young people at an early age so that they can understand how to pay it forward. And we call that lifting as we climb. And talk about, you know, Sound Mind, Sound Body, how you started it. This is just one of the many community events you all do, right? Sound Mind, Sound Body is a foundation that has been going on for 23 years now. We started off as a football camp, and we have expanded to provide wraparound support for the families in our community because we understand that our young men can be more than an athlete. And so we don't just focus on football. We focus on all sports. But once we started supporting the young men in sports, we realized the families... Needed support. And that's how the Turkey Drive evolved, because we're just trying to find a way to support the whole entire family, not just the athlete. Absolutely. The holistic experience. Yes, sir. Give us the rundown once again, just, you know, the location. There it is right there tomorrow, noon to three, right? Yes. We've got 1100 440 or 11440 Lorain Avenue and just so many partnerships coming together. Yes, there's unity in the community and great things happen when we all come together. All right, very cool. Curtis Blackwell, thanks for coming in, sir. Thank you. Really appreciate it. Appreciate it. Have a great Thanksgiving. Stephanie, we'll send it to you.