The morning air is crisp and cool. The signs of fall are all around and one of the most exciting and busiest seasons is fast approaching for Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. It all kicks off this Friday with a plethora of turkeys. KCRA and Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services are hosting the 5th annual Turkey Drive on November 16, 2012. Each year, the event has grown to meet the need of hungry families in our community. Thank you to our generos community members who make this holiday a little brighter for families experiencing hard times. This year's Turkey Drive will take place at Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services' Oak Park facility (3333 Third Ave - near 34th & Broadway)

Wanted: turkeys or ham. That is what The Salvation Army needs for its upcoming Thanksgiving community meal.  "We need some additional donation so we can feed anyone looking for a hot meal this Thanksgiving," said Captain Hendrk Sumter, Salvation Army Sacramento County Coordinator.  "Every bit helps when we are serving a lot of people." More than 500 are expected to come to The Salvation Army Emergency Shelter in downtown Sacramento for the annual free meal.  The donated meat will used for that day and to feed the clients from the shelter program. Last week, California State Automobile Association of Northern California helped the cause by donating 31 turkeys.  Information about how to

Two East Sacramento restaurants with Mediterranean roots – Gönül's J Street Cafe and Formoli's Bistro – are trading places this month. Gönül's will be the first to open in its new location. After eight years near the corner of 39th and J streets, owner Gönül Blum will open just six blocks away at 3260 J St. on Wednesday. In about two weeks, chef Aimal Formoli and wife Suzanne Ricci will reopen their restaurant in Blum's former space at 3839 J St. Blum first made an offer to switch locations with the couple two years ago because she wanted to downsize her restaurant. "I have way too much room that I don't use," Blum said. "I just wanted something cozy." With the move, Blum's restaurant

You’ve taken some great photos from the Run To Feed the Hungry race and now you want to share them. How do you upload them on our site? Below we’ll show you how to do it. Requirements: iPhone with iOS 3 or higher Android phone Have a Facebook account For iPhone users you can simply download the app at the iTunes store. For Android users simply launch the Android Market on your device then search for "LiveShare" in the Android Market and install it, it’s free! Once you have the app you can use your Facebook credentials to login. Then simply select The Run to Feed the Hungry event, which will pop up under Nov. 25 events. You will see a live gallery of pictures that everyone else at

Councilmember Rob Fong is again bringing together Sacramento’s top restaurants to cook delicious turkeys that will be donated to Loaves & Fishes so the organization can provide Thanksgiving meals to the city’s hungry and homeless population. Councilmember Fong established the Annual Turkey Cook-Off four years ago so that those who are unable to afford a meal can also share in the spirit of Thanksgiving. The cook-off, which will help feed more than one thousand (1,000) people, will take place on Monday, November 22, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Beatnik Studios, 2421 17th Street. Loaves & Fishes is a local nonprofit organization whose mission is to feed the hungry and shelter the homeless. Each

On Wednesday a wild turkey was spotted in the Newton Booth neighborhood...and not the sort you find at the Round Corner, but the feathered kind, at the corner of 27th and V in the field across from the old Newton Booth school. According to neighborhood resident Morris Lum: "a turkey was spotted at the vacant lot at 27th Vst it flew up the tree and walked across the freeway ramp and back he's peck'n around the grass watch out for the big claws wed 6pm I put out a plate of mashed potaoes and cranberries for it to eat . . . : )" Wildlife isn't unknown in Midtown, mostly creatures like opossums, skunks, and the occasional raccoon. A wild turkey is something kind of unusual around here, and