88th Precinct Community Council provides Thanksgiving meals
By Nelson A. King
More than 200 members of
the community on Thanksgiving
Day received free meals,
courtesy the 88th Police Precinct
Community Council in
the Ft. Greene neighborhood in
Brooklyn.
“We do something for the
community every Thanksgiving,”
New York Police Department
(NYPD) Officer, Christopher
Kinney, community affairs
officer at the 88th Precinct since
2016, told Caribbean Life after
handing out meals to residents
on Thanksgiving Day.
“Before COVID, we had a
luncheon for seniors (senior citizens)
in the community and,
when COVID came, we started
last year serving the community
with cooked food,” he added.
“It was easy to do a ‘grab and go’
because of COVID.
“Those in need benefit from
the dinners,” Officer Kinney
continued. “That’s our goal: To
provide for the less fortunate
during these challenging times.
“We provide dinners to our
community, because people
may not have food to eat during
these times, and we try our best
to provide some food for our
community,” he said. “We love
what we do, and helping out in
any way we can is our mission.”
Kinney said members in the
community, as well as business
establishments, assist in
making the distribution possible
at the intersection of Myrtle
and North Portland avenues in
Brooklyn.
“We get help from all over in
making this event a success,” he
said. “It’s a team effort.”
Kinney said the menu comprised,
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among others, baked
chicken, ham, meat loaf, macaroni
and cheese, corn bread,
mash potatoes, rice, vegetables
and dessert.
“We feel great providing dinners;
it’s God work,” he said. “If
we could, we would do more.
But we take pride in serving our
community.
“The people are happy and
thankful,” the officer continued.
“I can tell by the smiles we
receive from them when they
receive the dinners.
“We are glad everything went
well,” Officer Kinney said. “We
will never stop serving our community,
and I’m looking forward
to the next event.”
Delia Hunley-Adossa, the 88th
Precinct Community Council
president and youth executive
Delia Hunley-Adossa (right), 88th Precinct Community Council president and youth executive
director presents a Thanksgiving meal to community residents. Photo by Nelson A. King
director, felt the same way.
“We all need to do our fair
share of being neighborly,” she
told Caribbean Life. “It takes a
village, and we do our best of
being a small fraction of the
village.”
Hunley-Adossa said, over
the years, the Council has
received support in providing
the Thanksgiving Dinners
from, among others, Post 2188
Explorers; family members of
police officers; Brooklyn Hospital;
merchants in the Fort
Greene/Clinton Hills area;
churches; residents; Brooklyn
Endeavor Experience, Inc.; and
First Atlantic Terminal Housing
Corporation.
“Doing good for others makes
my heart smile,” she said. “Being
in a position to help others is a
blessing. I pray that we will continue
to be able to help others.
“Being a good citizen is amazing!”
Hunley-Adossa exclaimed.
Celebrate Garifuna Music and Dance!
AURELIO MARTINEZ
and
the Garifuna Soul Band
“The finest living exponent of
the music of the Garifuna
people” - fROOTS Magazine
“Not only the leading figure of
Garifuna music but one of the
great artists of Latin America.”
opening act:
Wabafu Garifuna Dance Co.
(le) poisson rouge - 158 Bleecker St.
www.worldmusicinstitute.org
- London Evening Standard
Doors 6:30 | Show 7:30PM
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