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DON KING’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TURKEY GIVEAWAY BEGINS SATURDAY: NINE CITIES, SEVEN STATES, FIVE DAYS

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Hall of Fame Promoter, 85, Plays ‘Santa’ For Needy Families

 

Las Vegas (Dec. 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 Saturday this.

The architect and impresario behind the fabled The Rumble In the Jungle iyo Thrilla ee 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., 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:

Saturday, Dec. 17

Cleveland, Ohio
Call and Post
11800 Shaker Blvd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44120
Contact: Dale Edwards, 216-773-6600

 

Monday, Dec. 19

Nashville, Asbiriin.
Community Care Fellowship
511 S. 8th St.
Nashville, Asbiriin. 37206
Contact: Jimmy Adams, 615-601-4857

 

Newark, N.J.
916 S. Orange Ave.
Newark, N.J. 07106
Contact: Carolyn Kelly Shabazz, 862-262-9240

 

New York
National Action Network
106 The. 145th St.
New York, N.Y.. 10039
Contact: Rev. Richardson, 914-572-6343

Tuesday, Dec. 20

Los Angeles, Message.
California Black Museum of Jazz and Blues
4317 Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles, Message. 90008
Contact: 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
Contact: Addie Green, 561-818-1670

 

Deerfield Beach, Fla.
St. Paul United Methodist Church
244 SE 2nd Avenue
Deerfield Beach, Fla. 33441
Contact: Jimi Brown, 305-975-7077

 

Miami, Fla.
14500 NE 11th Avenue
North Miami, Fla. 33161
Contact: Hans Mardy, 305-307-9073

Wednesday, Dec. 21
Las Vegas, Nev.
325 East Windmill
Las Vegas, Nev. 89123
Contact: Eric Brown, 702-325-8134

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THE Floyd Mayweather Jr. FOUNDATION PRESENTS: THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY GIVEAWAY AT THE MAYWEATHER BOXING CLUB IN LAS VEGAS

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SABTI, NOVEMBER 19TH AT 10:00 AM
A MORNING FULL OF GIVING: 100 TURKEYS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY!
WHO: Leonard ELLERBE, CEO of dalacaad Mayweather
FIGHTERS: Ishe Smith, Andrew Tabiti, Kevin Newman, Maurice Lee,
plus more!
WAA MAXAY: This holiday season, The Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation iyo Dalacaad Mayweather invite local families in our community to join us for our Thanksgiving turkey giveaway.
Our mission is to help provide a proper meal to families for Thanksgiving who may be experiencing tough times during the holidays. Each year we put together an initiative to give back to families around Thanksgiving, and this year we decided to put together a “Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway.” The giveaway is designed to bring families together for a morning of joyous giving, and help to alleviate the worry and stress that families may endure, due to little or no resources. This year we will provide 100 turkeys to those in attendance. We encourage as many families to join us and we recommend early arrival, to ensure you receive a turkey. We will be joined by some of the Mayweather Promotions boxing stars who will be in attendance to assist with the turkey giveaway and meet with families.
MARKA: Saturday, November 19th
10:00 a.m. PT – Event Begins
XAGGEE: Mayweather Boxing Club
4020 Schiff Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89103
Raac: The Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation for updates and additional information, booqasho: tfmjf.org, Follow on Twitter: @tfmjf, Facebook: at Facebook.com/tfmjf, Instagram at: Instagram.com/tjmjf and Shots: @tfmjf.