Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, November 23, 2016
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We Are Newburgh hosts Thanksgiving giveaway
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
The clothes were piled high and
volunteers stood at the ready to serve
turkey and stuffing.
An early Thanksgiving Day giving event
was held at the City of Newburgh Activity
Center on Sunday, offering free haircuts,
clothes and a warm Thanksgiving dinner.
“It’s about community,” said Farrah
Brooks, who co-sponsored the event with
We Are Newburgh, Unusual Suspects
clothing company and community activist
Schnekwa McNeil.
People lined up for haircuts, donated
by Fade Inn Society Barbershop, and left
with large bags filled with shoes and
clothing. The event aimed to serve up
to 200 people. But, at least 200 people
had arrived less than an hour after the
giveaway started. “It’s an every-day
struggle,” said Roseann Ryan. “I have a
family of 11, so I’m here looking for some
of everything.”
“Today was emotional for me, to see all
these families,” said We Are Newburgh
founder Joe Alvarez. “Our community is
wonderful.”
We Are Newburgh will host a Christmas
toy giveaway in December. For more
information, visit the We Are Newburgh
Facebook page.
Volunteers serve food at an early Thanksgiving giveaway event sponsored by We Are Newburgh on Sunday.
Fade Inn Society Barbershop barbers give free haircuts at a pre-Thanksgiving giveaway event
at the City of Newburgh Activity Center on Sunday.
Farrah Brooks, pictured left, co-sponsored a pre-Thanksgiving giveaway event at the City of
Newburgh Activity Center on Sunday..