The White House isn’t the only executive mansion gearing up to pardon turkeys ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is also set to spare a bird this Wednesday in Jackson.

Extra Table, a local nonprofit partnering with Reeves for the pardon, is asking for the public’s help in naming it. Residents can submit names by commenting on Extra Table’s Facebook page with the top three finalists being announced Tuesday. Another round of voting will take place to narrow it down to one before Wednesday’s pardon at the Governor’s Mansion.

It will be the fourth annual Official Mississippi Turkey Pardoning and also complement the official launch of Extra Table’s month-long “Give ‘Em A Bird” campaign. The campaign raises funds to provide whole chickens to food-insecure families

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