Buffalo Sabres, Wegmans, Audacy partner for 'Turkeys For Tickets' drive

The Buffalo Sabres will partner with Wegmans and Audacy for a Thanksgiving turkey drive on Thursday, Nov. 17, to benefit the Buffalo City Mission and FeedMore WNY. This event will take place from 7-9 a.m. in the following locations:

√ KeyBank Center surface lot (enter lot from Baltimore Street, via Perry Street)

√ Wegmans in Amherst (675 Alberta Drive)

√ Wegmans in West Seneca (370 Orchard Park Road)

For every 20-pound turkey dropped off, or the equivalent of a 20-pound turkey, the Sabres will give the donor one voucher, good for two tickets to an upcoming Sabres home game. Vouchers will be distributed immediately by volunteers at the drop-off sites.

A maximum of one voucher, which is good for two tickets, will be allotted per person. Fans can redeem their vouchers for select Sabres home games online using a promo code. Participants will have the option to purchase additional seats at the time of redemption.

The following games will have tickets available to be redeemed:

• Monday, Nov. 28, vs. Tampa Bay
• Thursday, Dec. 1, vs. Colorado
• Sunday, Dec. 4, vs. San Jose
• Friday, Dec. 9, vs. Pittsburgh
• Tuesday, Dec. 13, vs. Los Angeles
• Friday, Dec. 23, vs. Tampa Bay
• Thursday, Dec. 29, vs. Detroit
• Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, vs. Minnesota
• Tuesday, Jan. 10, vs. Seattle
• Thursday, Jan. 12, vs. Winnipeg
• Monday, Jan. 16, vs. Florida

All the donated turkeys will directly benefit the Buffalo City Mission and FeedMore WNY.

FeedMore WNY offers dignity, hope and a brighter future by providing nutritious food, friendship and skills training to its Western New York neighbors in need. Through its Food Bank Distribution Center and partner hunger-relief agencies, as well as its Meals on Wheels and other targeted feeding programs, FeedMore WNY alleviates hunger and assists community members of all ages throughout Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Niagara counties. More information can be found at www.feedmorewny.org.

The Buffalo City Mission, founded in 1917, is a nonprofit organization providing preventative, emergency, and transitional housing programs to thousands of people who are homeless and impoverished every year. The City Mission includes the new Alfiero Family Center of Hope and Promise, and a women and children's shelter (Cornerstone Manor), along with the Dick Road Thrift Store to serve the Western New York community. For more information, visit www.buffalocitymission.org or call 716-854-8181.