WATSONVILLE — Years ago, a customer of the 7-Eleven store at 261 East Lake Ave. brought a turkey dinner to employees who were working on Thanksgiving.
Touched by the gesture, owners Sherry Dang and Kirk di Cicco decided they would return the favor the next year by giving away turkeys to their customers.
In the 10 years since that day, the lottery-style giveaway has become a Thanksgiving tradition, and on Tuesday, 250 turkeys were given away to customers from Dang and di Cicco’s stores.
Dang and di Cicco own five stores: 1461 Main St. and 261 East Lake Ave. in Watsonville, 367 Ocean St. and 3036 Portola Drive in Santa Cruz and 1020 Terven Ave. in Salinas.
