A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
Categories:

Olivette Turkey Trot raises $25,000 for Kornblum food pantry

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
Published December 1, 2024
Olivette Mayor Missy Waldman (center) presents a check to JFS and the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry

More than 2,000 runners and walkers — and several dozen dogs– participated in the Olivette Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 28. The event, now in its 11th year, follows a 5K course that begins and ends at Stacy Park.

The Turkey Trot entrance fees double as contributions to the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry. The 2024 event raised $25,000 for the food pantry. During its first 10 years, the Turkey Trot raised $119,000 for the food pantry. Those funds help the organization provide food and personal care products to 6,000 children, adults and seniors every month.

Print this Story
More to Discover
More in Local news
Pavel Haas
The untold story of a Holocaust composer silenced too soon—hear his music live in St. Louis!
Actress Niv Sultan portrays an Israeli spy on the hit series Tehran. Courtesy of Apple TV+
House’s Hugh Laurie to join cast of Tehran for season 3 debut, Dec. 9
Two members of the new IDF battalion along with Orit Efron Raana who takes care of the distribution in Israel.
Faith and action: How a Baptist ministry and St. Louis nonprofit are helping Israeli troops
Security and rescue forces work on the remains of the bus destroyed by a suicide bomber in Haifa on Dec. 2, 2001. By Moshe Milner, Israeli Government Press Office, CC BY-SA 3.0
This week in Israeli history: Nov. 28-Dec. 4
Max Oppenheimer and Max Gornish reveal the signage of the new Staenberg Lobby at Epstein Hebrew Academy on Monday, Nov. 25 at a dedication ceremony.
Beautiful Legacy: Staenberg Lobby unveiled at Epstein Hebrew Academy
"First Date" performed by New Jewish Theatre.
Rebekah Scallet’s winning streak continues with NJT’s brilliant ‘First Date'
More in Top Story
First responders stand next to a crater where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an area in northern Israel's Haifa district on October 31, 2024 (Ahmad Gharabli/ AFP)
Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire with Hezbollah
How Judaism makes every day Thanksgiving Day
How Judaism makes every day Thanksgiving Day
Barb and Rich Kramer
Meet the 'lasagna queen' who's dished out 250 trays and her husband who delivers the goods!
Longtime B’nai B’rith lodge in St. Louis closes
Longtime B’nai B’rith lodge in St. Louis closes
Rabbi Zvi Kogan is pictured in an undated photo distributed by Chabad. In background: The Jewish Community Center of the UAE hosts Yom Kippur prayers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 15, 2021 (Andrea DiCenzo/Getty Images)
Three arrested in the murder of Chabad rabbi in United Arab Emirates
Molly Picon (right) as Yente the Matchmaker in the 1971 film Fiddler on the Roof (via Digital Yiddish Theatre Project).
'I’m not Yente' - St. Louis dating coach focuses on clients who are marriage-bound
About the Contributor
Bill Motchan, writer/photographer
Bill worked in corporate communications for AT&T for 28 years. He is a former columnist for St. Louis Magazine. Bill has been a contributing writer for the Jewish Light since 2015 and is a three-time winner of the Rockower Award for excellence in Jewish Journalism. He also is a staff writer for the travel magazine Show-Me Missouri. Bill grew up in University City. He now lives in Olivette with his wife and cat, Hobbes. He is an avid golfer and a fan of live music. He has attended the New Orleans Jazzfest 10 times and he has seen Jimmy Buffett in concert more t han 30 times between 1985 and 2023.