Big River Turkey Drive Exceeds Previous Year’s Donations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) December 22, 2011 -- Big River Telephone held its 8th Annual Turkey Holiday Drive during the time of November 1st through December 21st. Big River held the drive in two locations, Cape Girardeau and Farmington, in conjunction with The Salvation Army, Schnucks (Cape Girardeau), and Country Mart (Farmington). Withers Broadcasting and J98 “The Boot” had a live broadcast during the events.

This year’s drive generated the largest amount of donations in the eight-year history of the Holiday Turkey Drive. All donations will be used by the local Salvation Army to directly provide thousands of meals for needy families during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Big River is thankful for all the help they have received from these businesses and from their very own employees.

"We appreciate the generosity and support of those who helped us make a real difference in this year’s events.” said Kevin Cantwell, President of Big River Telephone. “We’re honored to have had the opportunity to help others in the community.”

Big River Telephone Company (www.bigrivertelephone.com) is a full-service telecommunications provider operating across the United States and 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 America. In addition to being a successful CLEC, Big River Telephone is a market leader in delivering wholesale Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

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