Hall of Fame promoter, 85, Plays ‘Santa’ For Needy Families
LAS VEGAS (Decembro. 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 O Rumble In the Jungle e Thrilla in Manila and countless other historic classic boxing events, King will dole out the thousands of birds in Cleveland, Nashville, New Jersey, Anxos, Nova 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, Decembro. 17
Cleveland, Ohio
Call and Post
11800 Shaker Blvd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44120
Contacto: Dale Edwards, 216-773-6600
Luns, Decembro. 19
Nashville, Tenn.
Community Care Fellowship
511 S. 8th 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
Nova York
National Action Network
106 O. 145th St.
Nova York, N.I.. 10039
Contacto: Rev. Richardson, 914-572-6343
Martes, Decembro. 20
Anxos, Califa.
California Black Museum of Jazz and Blues
4317 Degnan Blvd.
Anxos, Califa. 90008
Contacto: Michelle Patterson, 949-218-4769
Charles Dudley, 213-819-7812
Palm Beach, Fla.
Palm Beach Jai Lai
1415 N. 45th 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 NE 11th Avenue
North Miami, Fla. 33161
Contacto: Hans Mardy, 305-307-9073
Mércores, Decembro. 21
Las Vegas, Nev.
325 East Windmill
Las Vegas, Nev. 89123
Contacto: Eric Brown, 702-325-8134