Hall of Fame Promoter, 85, Plays ‘Santa’ For Needy Families
LAS VEGAS (December. 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 szombaton.
The architect and impresario behind the fabled A Rumble In the Jungle és Thrilla Manilában and countless other historic classic boxing events, King will dole out the thousands of birds in Cleveland, Nashville, New Jersey, Los Angeles, New 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:
Szombat, December. 17
Cleveland, Ohio
Call and Post
11800 Shaker Blvd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44120
Érintkezés: Dale Edwards, 216-773-6600
Hétfő, December. 19
Nashville, Tennessee.
Community Care Fellowship
511 S. 8th St.
Nashville, Tennessee. 37206
Érintkezés: Jimmy Adams, 615-601-4857
Newark, N.J.
916 S. Orange Ave.
Newark, N.J. 07106
Érintkezés: Carolyn Kelly Shabazz, 862-262-9240
New York
National Action Network
106 A. 145th St.
New York, Y.. 10039
Érintkezés: Rev. Richardson, 914-572-6343
Kedd, December. 20
Los Angeles, Kalifornia.
California Black Museum of Jazz and Blues
4317 Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles, Kalifornia. 90008
Érintkezés: 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
Érintkezés: Addie Green, 561-818-1670
Deerfield Beach, FLA.
St. Paul United Methodist Church
244 SE 2nd Avenue
Deerfield Beach, FLA. 33441
Érintkezés: Jimi Brown, 305-975-7077
Miami, FLA.
14500 NE 11th Avenue
North Miami, FLA. 33161
Érintkezés: Hans Mardy, 305-307-9073
Szerda, December. 21
Las Vegas, Nev.
325 East Windmill
Las Vegas, Nev. 89123
Érintkezés: Eric Brown, 702-325-8134