Hosted By: The Plainfield Moose

This all got started in 1999 when the Ford family brought two turkeys to the Morningstar Mission in Joliet for their Thanksgiving baskets.  After that, their friends and family offered to help and the idea of the turkey drop was born.  Since that time the number of donated turkeys has grown steadily throughout the years.

November 2000 - 52 turkeys collected
November 2001 - 80 turkeys collected
November 2002 - 151 turkeys collected
November 2003 - 201 turkeys collected
November 2004 - 344 turkeys collected
November 2005 - 424 turkeys collected
November 2006 - 536 turkeys collected
November 2007 - 564 turkeys collected
November 2008 - 569 turkeys collected
November 2009 - 573 turkeys collected
November 2010 - 723 turkeys collected
November 2011 - 1050 turkeys collected
November 2012 - 1225 turkeys collected
November 2013 - 1400 turkeys collected
November 2014 - 1162 turkeys collected
November 2015 - 900 turkeys collected
November 2016 - 800 turkeys collected
November 2017 - 865 turkeys collected
November 2018 - 791 turkeys collected
November 2019 - 600 turkeys collected
November 2020 - 600 turkeys collected
November 2021 - 632 turkeys collected
November 2022 - 402 turkeys collected
November 2023 - 401 Turkeys Collected

The Fords hosted the turkey drop through the 2009 collection until it got too big for one family to handle.  The men and women of the Plainfield Moose Lodge are now the new host of this event.