Frozen Turkey Donations, Matched By Butterball and Knorr Sides Will Benefit Both Northwest Arkansas and River Valley Families
Press Release
Fort Smith/Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR (November 12, 2020) – On Friday, November 20, 40/29 (KHBS/KHOG) and The Arkansas CW encourage Northwest Arkansas and River Valley residents to help feed our neighbors in need by donating to our 8th annual Turkey Drive.
40/29, The Arkansas CW and our turkey drive partners will be taking extreme care to safely collect uncooked turkeys from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. at area Walmart Super Centers and Walmart Neighborhood Markets.
Below are the two primary drop-off locations:
- Rogers – Walmart Super Center, 4208 Pleasant Crossing Blvd.
- Fort Smith – Walmart Super Center, 8301 Rogers Avenue
For your safety and convenience, a new on-line donation option will be available on the day of the turkey drive through our websites, 4029tv.com and arcwcrew.com. You will be able to purchase and donate gift cards to help our food bank partners provide Thanksgiving meals.
For every Butterball turkey you give, your donation will be matched, up to a total of 1,000 Butterball turkeys. Once again, Knorr will donate 10,000 bags of Knorr sides to supplement holiday meals for the hungry in our viewing area.
The River Valley Regional Food Bank and their agencies will also be collecting turkeys at the following area Walmart Super Centers & Neighborhood Market locations:
River Valley (7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.):
- Alma – 367 W Cherry Street
- Booneville – 1400 East Main Street
- Clarksville – 230 Market Street
- Fort Smith – 2100 N 62ndStreet
- Fort Smith – 2425 South Zero Street
- Fort Smith – Neighborhood Market – 8600 US Highway 71 S
- Fort Smith – Neighborhood Market – 4900 Rogers Avenue Suite 101J
- Greenwood – 551 Liberty Drive
- Mena – 600 Highway 71 N
- Van Buren – 2214 Fayetteville Road
“Our stations are honored to help fight hunger, especially during the holidays,” said 40/29 and The Arkansas CW President and General Manager, Bruce Barkley. “Our Turkey Drive partners are extremely generous to help with the collection and distribution of donations.”
40/29 and The Arkansas CW’s Turkey Drive is a community outreach initiative developed with the support of Walmart, The River Valley Regional Food Bank, The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank, their agencies, food pantries and supported by Butterball and Knorr.
About KHBS/KHOG 40/29
KHBS/KHOG-TV, an ABC affiliate owned and operated by Hearst Television Inc., has been operating in the Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers DMA for over 40 years. KHBS/KHOG-TV’s local and ABC network programming continues to be seen on the station’s primary over-the-air channels, 40.1 and 29.1, as well as Cox Cable channel 7 and HD channel 2007 and ATT U-verse channel 29/40 and HD channel 1029/1040. On DISH Network KHBS is available on channel 40 and KHOG is available on 29. DirecTV viewers can find the station on channel 40. The ABC station is also cleared on Diamond Net on various channel positions. The station’s web address is www.4029tv.com
About The Arkansas CW
The Arkansas CW, a CW affiliate owned and operated by Hearst Television Inc., is KHBS/KHOG-TV’s second digital channel, 40.2/29.2 and can be seen on Cox cable HD channel 2004 and channel 4 in Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith, The River Valley and Siloam Springs. On AT&T U-Verse you can watch us on channel 30 or HD 1030. On Direct TV, the station is available on 41; on DISH Network the Arkansas CW is available on 21. It is also available on various channel positions on Diamond Net. You can get a complete list of channels from thearkansascwcrew.com. Many other community and rural cable systems also carry The Arkansas CW. It is also available over the air in the Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Designated Market Area (DMA).
About Hearst Television
Hearst Television owns and operates 33 television and two radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all of the major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over nearly 70 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, This TV, Estrella and more. The radio stations are leaders in Baltimore news/talk and rock music listenership. Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry’s premier companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service. Hearst Television is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst.
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