BP MARKOWITZ TO DISTRIBUTE NEARLY A *THOUSAND
11:00 A.M.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22
BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL
BETWEEN COURT & ADAMS STREETS
DOWNTOWN
On Monday, November 22, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham will kick off the holiday season by distributing nearly a thousand Thanksgiving turkeys and about six tons of trimmings--apples, collard greens, baking potatoes, sweet potatoes and pita bread--to representatives of nearly a hundred Brooklyn community groups at Borough Hall Plaza. The Bedford Stuyvesant and Red Hook Lions Clubs and other volunteers help distribute the food that will provide Thanksgiving meals for needy Brooklynites at senior centers, soup kitchens, faith-based institutions, and social service groups across the borough.
Generous sponsors for this year's event include Best of Brooklyn, Inc., Amalgamated Bank, Con Edison, the Court-Livingston-Schermerhorn Business Improvement District, Fairway Market, FreshDirect, the Fulton Street Mall Improvement Association, Health Plus, Salaam of New York, ShopRite of Brooklyn, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods Market.