Big River Gives Back with 7th Annual Holiday Turkey Drive

Nov. 3, 2010 - PRLog -- CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI (November 3, 2010) –Big River is pleased to team with Schnucks, The Salvation Army, Mix 96.5, New Country 97.9, and 104.7 KREZ for Big River Telephone’s 7th Annual Holiday Turkey Drive.

In previous years, the annual Holiday Turkey Drive has provided thousands of meals for people needing assistance during the holiday season.  The Salvation Army has been the recipient of the generous efforts from the organizations involved and the kindness of the community to support this program.

This year’s drive is already under way and customers are finding it convenient to simply donate $10 at the checkout lines in the Cape Girardeau Schnucks store.  This year’s campaign has been intensified to help even more people due to the economic situation impacting our country and community.

Mix 96.5 will broadcast live at Schnucks on Saturday, November 20th from 10 am–noon as volunteers from Big River Telephone hand out vouchers from 10 am–4 pm. On Sunday, November 21st, Big River employees will pass out vouchers from noon-4 pm while 104.7 KREZ broadcasts live from 1 pm-3pm.

“We’re proud to have partnered with Big River, Schnucks and everyone else involved which allows us to help so many” said Major Ben Stillwell of the Salvation Army. “This year the need for help appears to be greater than ever before.”

The Holiday Turkey Drive will end December 21st, 2010 at the Cape Girardeau Schnucks, so please don’t hesitate to help provide meals for everyone this holiday season.    

Big River Telephone Company (www.bigrivertelephone.com) is a full-service telecommunications company that operates across the United States, headquartered in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  Big River Telephone is one of the oldest competitive telephone companies in the United States.  Founded in 1983 as a long distance carrier, Big River Telephone has evolved over the years into one of the premier Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC) in the United States.  In addition to being a successful CLEC, Big River Telephone is one of the market leaders in delivering wholesale Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

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Big River Telephone Company is a full service telecommunications provider serving customers for over 20 years. Big River Telephone has grown to be one of the largest locally owned carriers in the Midwest.