Packet pick-up begins Monday for 130th annual YMCA Turkey Trot

YMCA Press Release

Trotters participating in the 130th annual YMCA Turkey Trot can begin to pick up their pre-race packets on Monday, Nov. 24, at the Independent Health YMCA, located at 150 Tech Drive in Amherst.

Participants in the annual trot are encouraged to pick up their packets from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Race day packet pickup is also available from 7-8:30 a.m. at 2564 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Race participants are strongly encouraged to pick up their packets prior to the race date. Trotters are also encouraged to bring nonperishable food donations to support the YMCA’s annual food drive with FeedMore WNY.

Buffalo’s historic Thanksgiving Day tradition, the YMCA Turkey Trot begins at 9 a.m. Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, at the corner of Delaware and Tacoma avenues in North Buffalo.

The YMCA Turkey Trot attracts more than 14,000 participants and spectators along Delaware Avenue and the streets surrounding the course. The event serves as YMCA Buffalo Niagara’s largest fundraising event. Proceeds support Y programs that empower youth, improve community health, and ensure access for all. There are less than 500 spots remaining for this year’s event.

For more information, visit www.YMCATurkeyTrot.org.

Locally founded in 1852, YMCA Buffalo Niagara is a charitable, community-based organization committed to providing programs designed to build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The YMCA's focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility is reflected in the variety of programs that are offered to all ages and abilities. A nonprofit organization, YMCA Buffalo Niagara serves more than 1 in 12 people annually through five membership branches and four camps throughout Western New York, as well as at over 40 community-based program sites. For more information, visit www.YMCABN.org.