Hall of Fame Promoter, 85, Plays ‘Santa’ For Needy Families
LAS VEGAS (Tháng mười hai. 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 Thứ bảy này.
The architect and impresario behind the fabled Các Rumble In the Jungle và Thrilla ở Manila 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., Bãi biển Deerfield, 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:
Thứ bảy, Tháng mười hai. 17
Cleveland, Ohio
Call and Post
11800 Shaker Blvd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44120
Tiếp xúc: Dale Edwards, 216-773-6600
Thứ hai, Tháng mười hai. 19
Nashville, Tenn.
Community Care Fellowship
511 S. 8th St.
Nashville, Tenn. 37206
Tiếp xúc: Jimmy Adams, 615-601-4857
Newark, N.J.
916 S. Orange Ave.
Newark, N.J. 07106
Tiếp xúc: Carolyn Kelly Shabazz, 862-262-9240
New York
National Action Network
106 Các. 145th St.
New York, N.Y.. 10039
Tiếp xúc: Rev. Richardson, 914-572-6343
Thứ ba, Tháng mười hai. 20
Los Angeles, Calif.
California Black Museum of Jazz and Blues
4317 Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles, Calif. 90008
Tiếp xúc: 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
Tiếp xúc: Addie Green, 561-818-1670
Bãi biển Deerfield, Fla.
St. Paul United Methodist Church
244 SE 2nd Avenue
Bãi biển Deerfield, Fla. 33441
Tiếp xúc: Jimi Brown, 305-975-7077
Miami, Fla.
14500 NE 11th Avenue
North Miami, Fla. 33161
Tiếp xúc: Hans Mardy, 305-307-9073
Thứ tư, Tháng mười hai. 21
Las Vegas, Nev.
325 East Windmill
Las Vegas, Nev. 89123
Tiếp xúc: Eric Brown, 702-325-8134