Al McMaster chats while taking a donated turkey to a trailer Saturday during a collection event on Water Street in Gardiner. The frozen turkeys were being collected for the Chrysalis Place food bank to use in Christmas baskets.

Evan Plourde laughs with people who just drove up and handed him a turkey during a collection event Saturday on Water Street in Gardiner. The frozen turkeys were being collected for the Chrysalis Place food bank to use in Christmas baskets.

Evan Plourde tosses another frozen turkey into a trailer Saturday during a collection on Water Street in Gardiner. The frozen turkeys were being collected for the Chrysalis Place food bank to use in Christmas baskets.

Volunteers had collected more than 30 turkeys by 11:15 a.m. Saturday on Water Street in Gardiner. The turkeys were being collected for the Chrysalis Place food bank to use in Christmas baskets.