Every year since Thanksgiving 1996, Danny and Betsy Nally persuade folks to donate turkeys and money to feed the hungry. As the founders of Turkeys 'R' Us, Danny, 12, and Betsy, 10, have collected more than 6,000 frozen birds in what has now become a year-round tradition. TFK recently talked turkey with the two siblings to find out what makes them tick.

TFK: You created Turkeys 'R' Us back when you were 8. What made you do this?
Danny: I was watching the news one night. The Greater Boston Food Bank was on. They were short about 5,000 turkeys. My sister and I felt that was really wrong. We went around the neighborhood collecting turkeys. The first year we got 36, the next year 360, the year after that 1,000 and last year 1,800.

TFK: What's it like to work with your brother?
Betsy: It's really nice. It's nice that I have a brother who would include me in this project. We've worked together and have put in a lot of time and effort into it.

TFK: How many turkeys do you personally handle?
Danny: We don't handle a ton of turkeys; maybe 300. Money makes up much of the donations. We buy the turkeys with the donations.

TFK: How do you manage to get so many turkeys?
Danny: We have some great people who help us. One person kept coming back with more turkeys that her company donated. They set up a website for us. They've been a great help.

TFK: What is your goal?
Danny: Our yearly goal is to get about 4,000 turkeys. Our big goal is to end hunger. We want to take it one step at a time.

TFK: Why do you think this project has been such a success?
Danny: A lot of people really want to help others, but they really need a way to do it. We started this, and people feel they can help others and it's really easy for them to do.
Betsy: I thought we could go many places with this project. We work really hard.

TFK: What's the best part?
Betsy: Bringing the turkeys down to the food bank because then you know you've got all these turkeys to put on people's plates and they'll have something to be thankful for. I'll keep doing this until we end hunger.

TFK: How do you like to have your turkey prepared?
Danny: I never thought about that. I kind of get sick of turkeys after a while.