Thousands of Vanderbilt faculty and staff members dropped by Langford Auditorium last Friday for the annual “Turkey Toss” Employee Appreciation event.
A longstanding Vanderbilt tradition, Turkey Toss is a way to thank university and medical center employees for their service by offering them their choice of a turkey, a vegetarian tofurkey, or a Vanderbilt oven mitt.
This year’s event also was highlighted by a visit from Santa, carolers in Victorian costume, festive holiday decorations, and all the popcorn and candy employees could eat.
Turkey Toss: By the Numbers
11,808 turkeys
352 tofurkeys
3,000 oven mitts
92 pounds of candy
1,815 bags of popcorn
138 volunteers serving 18 hours
All photos by Anne Rayner