Organizers of the 13th annual Festival Foods Turkey Trot hoped to hit a new milestone this year and surpass $3 million in total event proceeds.
Results are in and the event blew past that goal.
The Festival Foods Turkey Trot has raised $3.28 million for charity since it began in 2008, with $360,000 coming with this year’s Home Edition when nearly 20,000 participants laced up all across Wisconsin.
As always, Festival Foods will give 100 percent of proceeds to Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCAs throughout Wisconsin. Due to the circumstances this year, participants could choose a route of their choice to complete on or around Thanksgiving Day.
More than 18,200 people and over 2,800 registered dogs completed the event’s 5-mile run or 2-mile walk.
The event boasted two unique opportunities for participants – an entry to win a Subaru Crosstrek 2020, courtesy of Bergstrom Subaru, and an online silent auction that raised over $3,500. Mary Loomis of Oconto was the lucky winner of the Subaru.
