The Town of Taber is paying it forward to the Taber Food Bank by providing it with turkeys to commemorate the escaped ostriches. .“However, in honour of the massive efforts that went into herding the birds yesterday (and we can only imagine how difficult it was at the time for everyone involved), the town has donated 20 turkeys to the Taber Food Bank so we can give other families reasons to smile this holiday season, other than a game of real Jumanji happening in their community,” said the Town of Taber in a Friday statement. .“As demonstrated by the massive rescue efforts yesterday, our Taber community is generous (and sometimes funny), and we want everyone to know it.” .Taber-Vauxhall RCMP began receiving reports of ostriches on the road in the area of Hwy. 36 and TR 94 on Thursday. .READ MORE: WATCH: Herd of 20 flightless ostriches fly the coop in Taber, prompting Mountie roundup.Officers determined about 20 ostriches escaped their enclosures and were on the loose. .All but two ostriches have been captured. RCMP continue to help the owner capture the remainder. .Ostriches running loose never happens in Taber, so the town said “while we have thousands flocking to our social media to see what we say next, we thought we could give levity a little flight.”.It said it heard and laughed at feedback about annual ostrich races, making the official bird an ostrich, adding it to a tourism video, and so on. .The statement said all ideas are under advisement, and the Town of Taber will see what future budgets hold. If people saw the story and it made them laugh, it said the town is challenging people to donate to their local food bank, so all people have reasons to smile in its initiative called #FlightlessBirdsforFoodBanks. .The statement concluded by saying Taber police Const. Weersink will be receiving the town’s thanks and a turkey for his valiant efforts not taught in regular police academy curriculums. .“We hope he enjoys this type of flightless bird a whole lot more than the ones from yesterday,” said the town.
