Karen Mansfield/Observer-Reporter

The 2000 Turkeys Telethon, hosted by Range Resources Corp., far exceeded its goal on Tuesday. The telethon, in its second year, raised $54,000, thanks to the support of Washington County residents, businesses and organizations, and all of the donations will go toward providing Washington County’s food-insecure families with a Thanksgiving dinner. 2000 Turkeys teamed with Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank to reach struggling families. Jeff Duritza, co-owner of Shop ‘N Save, left, stopped by the telethon and presented Mark Windle, Range’s director of corporate communications, with a donation. Range employees manned phone banks at the company’s Southpointe headquarters during the hourlong telethon, which featured cooking demonstrations, musical entertainment and interviews with the Pittsburgh Food Bank, 2000 Turkeys committee members and more. Range matched up to $20,000 in donations during the telethon, and exceeded that match when donations topped that goal. In an overwhelming show of goodwill, the Washington County community rallied over the course of the campaign to raise an estimated $180,000 in donations and pledges for 2000 Turkeys.

Siblings August and Ada Rose Ralston on Tuesday made a  contribution to the 2000 Turkeys campaign during the second annual 2000 Turkeys Telethon, hosted by Range Resources Corp. The Ralstons collect money in a jar throughout the year, and then donate to 2000 Turkeys, which teams with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank to provide Thanksgiving dinners for Washington County families in need. Range Resources, with the support of Washington County individuals, businesses and organizations, raised $54,000 during the hour-long telethon. 

The 2000 Turkeys Telethon, hosted by Range Resources Corp., raised $54,000 for the annual holiday campaign 2000 Turkeys teams with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank to provide a Thanksgiving dinner for food-insecure families in Washington County.  The hour-long telethon included musical entertainment, cooking demonstrations, interviews with the Pittsburgh Food Bank, and more. Mark Windle, Range's director of corporate communications, left, and Christina Kramer, public affairs director, kicked off the telethon. Thanks to the support of Range, and hundreds of individuals, businesses and organizations, 2000 Turkeys has raised an estimated $180,000 in contributions and pledges for holiday meals for local families this year.