Brennan-Hart Turkey Ministry

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!!!!

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You can now register for the Brennan-Hart CCW Trot for Turkeys 5K!

Date: Sunday, October 24, 2010

Mark Your Calendars

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The next date for the Trot for Turkey 5k Run/Walk will be October 24, 2010. Please be on the look out for more information.

We Did It!!

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Thank you to everyone, because of your support we were able to reach our goal of 1,000 turkeys.

Win a $100 Visa Gift Card

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The person who raises the most money for turkeys will win a $100 visa gift card. We will also give special recognition to the next three runners who have raised the most money. Help us reach our goal of 1000 turkeys.

Join the Cause on Facebook

2009-10-01T10:43:00.002-05:00

The Brennan-Hart Trot for Turkeys is now on Facebook Causes. If you would like to donate to the cause, or invite your friends to donate to the cause, please find us on Facebook. This is a great opportunity to have friends from around the world who can't participate to donate to the Trot.

(Please note that you can't register via Facebook.)

Can't run/walk but want to donate?

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If you can't make the Trot, you can still donate money for turkeys. Below is a list of how to register. Our registration form has a spot specifically for donations. You can send the form in as you would if you were participating along with your donation.

Ways to Register

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There are four ways to Register for the event!!

Call the church office at 847-251-4370 and request a registration form.

Head on over to our online registration (Those people who register online will receive 2 raffle tickets the day of the run/walk.)

We have our registration form available online for you to print off and send in to the church

You can also email us at turkey@communitychurchofwilmette.org and we will email you a registration form. (Please note that these will be sent in a pdf file.)

Registration costs:

$25 Preregistration

$30 Day of Race

$10 Children 12 and Under

Children in strollers free

Announcement!!

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Community Church of Wilmette
Brennan-Hart Trot For Turkeys
5K Run/Walk

October 25, 2009

8:00a.m.
1020 Forest Avenue

Through this run/walk – and your donations -- we will raise enough money to buy 1,000 turkeys to give to needy families in the Chicagoland area, who otherwise would not have a Thanksgiving dinner.

Come run with us.

Come walk with us.

Or just make a donation.

$13 will buy a turkey. $130 will buy ten.

Help us buy a lot of turkeys.

The need this year is greater than it has been in decades.

The Community Church of Wilmette

1020 Forest Avenue

Wilmette, Illinois

www.communitychurchofwilmette.org
(847) 251-4370

Agencies served:

Family Matters

Sue Duncan Center

Connections for the Homeless

Abraham Lincoln Center
New Trier Pantry
and many others.

Thank you for your help...

$25 Advanced Registration

$30 Day of Event

$10 Children 12-under

Free-Children in strollers

PHOTOS: Brennan-Hart Trot for Turkeys 5K, October 26, 2008

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Click here to view 5K photos and slideshow

How It All Started

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This year marks the 23rd Anniversary of The Brennan-Hart Turkey Ministry. On behalf of The Community Church of Wilmette and our fathers, we, Kathleen Brennan, Michael Brennan and Eliza Hart, would like to share with you the purpose and history of The Brennan-Hart Turkey Ministry. This ministry, dedicated to providing those families in need with turkeys at Thanksgiving, began in 1987, when Jim Brennan purchased and delivered about 40 turkeys to families in the area. Soon after and for many years to follow, The Community Church of Wilmette joined in this continued effort to provide more and more families with turkeys at Thanksgiving. Close to a decade later, and many years of continual participation in the mission he began, Jim Brennan died in 1996 after a 2-year battle with cancer. After Jim Brennan’s passing and the Thanksgiving season once again approaching, Chip Hart stepped in to continue the work his long-time family and church friend had started. Chip’s leadership not only allowed the church family to continue to provide turkeys for families, but also honor Jim Brennan’s memory. In 2006, after a decade of continuing the work Jim Brennan had started, Chip died unexpectedly.

The Community Church of Wilmette asked us, Jim and Chip’s children, to continue their mission. Here we are today, representing the Brennan-Hart ministry, to honor our fathers and continue the mission they started and grew.