LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- A total of 29,604 people took part in the annual turkey trot held Thursday in Sacramento, capital of the state of California, setting a new record for the local Thanksgiving Day traditional charity event.
Thursday's competition was the largest Thanksgiving Day fun run in the country. About 30,000 participants cruised along the main streets in Sacramento, wearing hats resembling roasted turkeys and various dishes found on the Thanksgiving menu, including corncobs and cans of Campbell soup to capture the "turkey spirit."
This race, drawing participants from across the United States with the formal name Run to Feed the Hungry, was also an important event to raise money for the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services.
Blake Young, chief executive of the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, was quoted by local Sacramento Bee newspaper as saying that the Sacramento community is a very generous community and he expected Thursday's event to generate more than 950,000 U.S. dollars.
The money from those race fees will help pay for food in all the Sacramento county's food banks, along with other programs including ones that provide parenting education and clothing for the needy.
Run to Feed the Hungry can be dated to 1994, when 796 participants turned out for the inaugural event. According to report, approximately 29,000 people registered in 2016.
