Douglasville Boy Meets $5,000 Goal in Thanksgiving Fundraiser

A Douglasville boy has raised more than $5,000 in his effort to prepare and donate 50 Thanksgiving meals this season.

Beau Wilkins, 10, wants to “buy AND COOK turkeys and give them to families with children who cannot afford to cook a Thanksgiving meal,” mother Allison posted on a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for the boy’s cause.

“I asked my mom if everybody had turkeys on Thanksgiving and she said no,” Beau told My Fox Atlanta in a recent interview.

The goal is to purchase 50 turkeys, 50 pans of green bean casserole, 50 pans of sweet potato casserole and 50 packs of rolls.

Three weeks ago, Beau had raised $1,500. In the past few days, fundraising went over the top and now stands at $5,115.

Beau’s good deed attracted the attention of WXIA-TV, which interviewed him for this report.

“I think it’s important to help other people. And it’s like, everybody’s family, so we need to help family,” Beau told the TV station.

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(Photo: Beau Wilkins GoFundMe page)