WAPT新闻。嘿，斯科特，谢谢。明天是我们的火鸡活动。16号将在杰克逊的克罗格街50号，为密西西比美食网募捐。随着食品价格上涨，人们的钱包受到了冲击，今年的活动来得正是时候。16wapt的罗斯·亚当斯今晚将为我们带来现场直播。这些火鸡将被捐赠给密西西比州食品网络，该网络将把它们分发给全州数百个食品分发站。由于杰克逊市中心山顶教堂的价格上涨，该组织的货架今年比往年空得多。等待教堂每周分发食物的家庭的汽车队伍越来越长。我们看到越来越多的人来到这里。 WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF GRANDMOTHERS WITH THEIR GRANDKID, KIDS. WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN JUST A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY. WHAT IS THIS FOOD DONATION MEAN FOR YOU? PLENTY. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I’M RETIRED AND EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS ME. IT HELPS ME AND MY HUSBAND THAT’S JUST ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE MONTH OR THE WEEKS THAT WE DON’T HAVE. WE DON’T HAVE ANY MONEY BECAUSE WE’RE ON DISABILITY. HILLTOP CHURCH GETS DONATIONS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI FOOD NETWORK. SHELVES AT THE NETWORK’S JACKSON WAREHOUSE ARE NOT AS FULL NOW BECAUSE OF ONGOING POST-COVID SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS AND RISING INFLATION. WE HAVE DONORS THAT PRIOR TO WERE ABLE TO DONATE MORE. WE’RE NOW SINCE THEY’RE PAYING MORE FOR THEIR GROCERIES, THEY’RE NOT ABLE TO DONATE AS MUCH AS THEY WOULD HAVE PREVIOUSLY. THE FOOD NETWORK’S QUINCY ROBINSON SAYS DONATIONS ARE DOWN THIS YEAR, COMPARED TO THE WORST TIME DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUALLY GIVE, EVEN THOSE THAT DON’T GIVE AS MUCH AS THEY HAVE, I STILL NEED IT. AND APPRECIATE IT SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO WHAT IT IS THAT WE’RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. BUT THE FOOD NETWORK IS ON IS A VALUABLE, VERY VALUABLE MEANS OF FEEDING THE PEOPLE HERE IN JACKSON AND IN THE METRO AREA. BILL WASHINGTON WITH NEW HORIZON CHURCH AS FRESH PRODUCE AND BOTTLED WATER GIVEAWAYS ARE NEVER ENOUGH, BUT THEY DO AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. THANKS TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE FOOD NETWORK AND OTHER DONORS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO GO HUNGRY. JUST LIKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WHEN WE DID OUR MONTHLY GIVEAWAY, I KNOCKED UP THE PLAYING FIELD. THAT’S THE WEEK WHERE WE DID OVER 500 BAGS, AND IT JUST KEPT COMING UNTIL WE. IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP FAMILIES LIKE THOSE HILLTOP CHURCH SERVES, YOU CAN MAKE A DONATION. THIS AT THIS YEAR’S SIX WAPT TURKEY DRIVE IT KICKS OFF AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING AND CONTINUES UNTIL SEVEN TOMORROW NIGHT. WE’LL BE AT KROGER ON I-55 IN JACKSON, THE KROGER AND MADISON ON HIGHWAY 51, AND KROGER ON SPILLWAY ROAD NEAR THE RESERVOIR. AND IF YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT TO ONE OF THE KROGER LOCATIONS, YOU CAN MAKE A DONATION ONLINE AT WAPT.COM. ALL OTHER KROGER LOCATIONS WILL HAVE SCANNED CARS FOR VIRTUAL DONATIONS AT THE REGISTER OR AS GUESTS CHECK OUT. AND IT’S VERY EASY. YOU CAN POP IN AND PURCHASE A FROZEN TURKEY AND DONATE IT AND NO TIME AND HELP STRUGGLING FAMILIES HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING. FOR NOW, WE’RE LIVE IN DOWNTOWN JACKSON, ROS