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Drive-By Turkey Tuesday will be in the Martin Luther King Jr. Parking lot. Residents can drive through or walk up to get a free turkey for Thanksgiving. 

There will be a maximum of three (3) turkeys per car if there are three (3) adults in the car. Or, an adult can walk up to receive one (1) turkey.

The Turkey Tuesday pickup route will go counterclockwise around the Martin Luther King Jr. Center parking lot. Drivers will turn into the parking lot, proceed to the right, follow the route around to the entrance/exit, turn right onto Eastview Place and then turn right onto Greenhaven Drive.



Please Help support Turkey Tuesday Friends, your support is always needed to help those less fortunate in our community. Spread Thanksgiving cheer and appreciation by donating turkeys or cash to Turkey Tuesday. You can donate cash or checks to help buy turkeys. You can also buy turkeys and drop them off at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. the day of the event. Make Checks payable to "The Freedman Cultural Center," one of the nonprofit partners for this year’s Turkey Giveaway. Be sure to add "Turkey Donation" in the check or app memo line.  Mail checks to "Turkey Tuesday Donation, 427 Sharon Ave NW, Lenoir, NC 28645." Turkeys will be purchased with any monetary donations. To donate cash or for more information, call Crissy Thomas at 240-461-4024 or Rev. Ike Perkins at 828-729-5892, or MLK Center staff at 828-757 2170.

As Storm Helene brings devastation to our communities, we are launching an emergency storm relief effort to collect essential items and donations to support families in need. Together we will be distributing these supplies to ensure that no one is left behind during this critical time.

In North Carolina, over 9,000 people experience homelessness on any given night. As cold weather approaches, it's essential to help those most vulnerable to harsh winter conditions, which can be life-threatening for people living unsheltered. To support our community, we’re launching "Warm Hugs for Cold Nights" a sleeping bag drive to collect and distribute sleeping bags before the temperatures drop. Hypothermia risk significantly increases for the homeless, with 700 deaths annually in the U.S. due to cold exposure.