Salón de la Fama del promotor, 85, Plays ‘Santa’ For Needy Families
LAS VEGAS (Diciembre. 15, 2016) – A 50-year-plus tradition of donating turkeys to needy families around Christmas time will continue this week when legendary Hall of Fame boxing promoter, Don “Only In America” King, will visit nine cities in seven states in five days as part of his annual Christmas Turkey Giveaway that begins este sábado.
The architect and impresario behind the fabled La Rumble In the Jungle y Thrilla en Manila and countless other historic classic boxing events, King will dole out the thousands of birds in Cleveland, Nashville, Nueva Jersey, Los Angeles, Nueva York, Palm Beach, Fla., Deerfield Beach, Fla., Miami and Las Vegas.
“Our annual turkey giveaway has a special theme this year and that’s to ‘Make America Great Again,’ ’’ King said. “It’s about the veterans. God Bless the veterans and God Bless America!"
Below is the schedule for King’s five-day turkey giveaway:
Sábado, Diciembre. 17
Cleveland, Ohio
Call and Post
11800 Shaker Blvd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44120
Contacto: Dale Edwards, 216-773-6600
Lunes, Diciembre. 19
Nashville, Tenn.
Community Care Fellowship
511 S. 8º St.
Nashville, Tenn. 37206
Contacto: Jimmy Adams, 615-601-4857
Newark, N.J.
916 S. Orange Ave.
Newark, N.J. 07106
Contacto: Carolyn Kelly Shabazz, 862-262-9240
Nueva York
National Action Network
106 La. 145º St.
Nueva York, N.Y. 10039
Contacto: Rev. Richardson, 914-572-6343
Martes, Diciembre. 20
Los Angeles, California.
California Black Museum of Jazz and Blues
4317 Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles, California. 90008
Contacto: Michelle Patterson, 949-218-4769
Charles Dudley, 213-819-7812
Palm Beach, Fla.
Palm Beach Jai Lai
1415 N. 45º St.
Mangonia Park, Fla. 33407
Contacto: Addie Green, 561-818-1670
Deerfield Beach, Fla.
St. Paul United Methodist Church
244 SE 2nd Avenue
Deerfield Beach, Fla. 33441
Contacto: Jimi Brown, 305-975-7077
Miami, Fla.
14500 Nebraska 11º Avenue
North Miami, Fla. 33161
Contacto: Hans Mardy, 305-307-9073
Miércoles, Diciembre. 21
Las Vegas, Nev.
325 East Windmill
Las Vegas, Nev. 89123
Contacto: Eric Brown, 702-325-8134