Giving Thanks Together
As Thanksgiving approaches, Trellis wants to let you know about a number of ways to bless our city during the season of giving thanks.
A Community Thanksgiving Meal
Liberty City is inviting people to join them and the Farragut Community for their Thanksgiving Community Dinner, Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017 5:30 - 7:30pm
Farragut Community Center
228 York Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
You can participate in one of two ways...
- Volunteer with them to serve food, mingle and converse with residents, and assist with kids at the crafts table
- Contribute with a donation of any of the following items to the Liberty City team by Sunday, November 19th
- Ready Made Desserts (Cakes, Pies, and /or Cookies)
- Beverages (Hot cocoa, Juices, Cider, or Coffee/Tea for Staff)
For more information, contact Darrell
Sponsor a Meal for Families around the City
The Reality
Nearly 3.1 million New Yorkers experience difficulty affording food for themselves and their families, an increase of 55% since 2003," according to the Food Bank of New York City. So many aren’t sure where their next meal will come from.
More than 399,000 children are experiencing food insecurity. The food insecurity rate among New York City’s children, 22.3%, was even higher, (Adults at 16.4%) with nearly one in four experiencing
food insecurity.
The Opportunity
A Box of Love® helps share God’s love and deliver urgently needed food to 4,700 families so they won’t go hungry on Thanksgiving. For every $41.40 you give, it provide a Box of Love® with an abundance of holiday food, more than enough to feed a family of six.
Thank your Elders
In the spirit of the season, Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly are inviting volunteers to give back and thank our elderly neighbors for what they have contributed to our community over decades. These holiday in-home visits are also a good way to listen to isolated elders in need
of companionship, to travel back in time, and to cheer them up with a gift bag filled with flowers and goodies.
Tuesday November 21st, 10am-Noon Little Brothers have their annual Thanksgiving outreach, making individual gift bags deliveries (with flowers, food items, personal care items, 1 gift item for caregivers) and holiday in-home visits to 50 isolated elders in central Brooklyn.
They are looking for an additional 18 holiday visitors and 6 drivers to make our annual Thanksgiving outreach a memorable one for our elderly
Contact Jerome for more details
Invite Someone in Need to an Incredible Meal
Recovery House of Worship puts on this yearly Thanksgiving meal as a way to provide an incredible holiday meal for those who might not have the means to provide or the family to enjoy it with. Keep this in mind as you travel around this week and those who could be so blessed by this great feast.
