OVER 300 FREE TURKEYS FOR VETS - MILITARY AND VETERANS FAMILIES - THANKSGIVING
Schedule
Sun Nov 24 2024 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location
Community Ambulance Company | Sayville, NY
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The Community Ambulance Company, in partnership with the Suffolk Credit Union, Wayward Kitchen & Cocktails, Miller & Caggiano LLP, Northwell Health - South Shore University Hospital, and Dash Simplified Solutions (DSS), is providing over 300 free turkeys for military and veteran families on Sunday, November 24, 2024, from 10:00 am to noon. The event will be held at the Community Ambulance Company - 420 Lakeland Avenue in Sayville, next to the Sayville VFW Post 433.Each family will receive a free 10-14 pound turkey for the Thanksgiving holiday as a way to say “thank you” for your service. This offer is not based on economic need. Military personnel, veterans, and their families are encouraged to stop by and pick up one turkey per family while supplies last. Simply drive up to collect your turkey, along with a bag of additional items and fixings, without the need to exit your vehicle.
- Guest Appearance: Gold Star Mother Maureen Murphy, mother of Medal of Honor recipient Navy SEAL LT Michael P. Murphy, will be present. Several Board of Trustees of the LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum will also be in attendance.
- Guest Appearance: Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, Steve Castleton, will also join us.
- Students from St. John the Baptist and Connetquot High School, coordinated by New York State Assemblyman Jarett Gandolfo and Islip Town Councilman John Lorenzo, will distribute bags with additional sides and fixings to each veteran who attends (while supplies last). Please see the attached flyer for donation details. Thank you to Lindsay Ekizian for coordinating the food donations. If anyone would like to donate food items, please email Lindsay at [email protected]
- Special thanks to True North Community Church and the Sayville Fire Department for assisting with logistics and transporting the turkeys.
- Thank you to Community Ambulance Company members Adrien Hawthorne ([email protected]) and Debra Mitchell ([email protected]) for coordinating additional donated turkeys. If anyone would like to donate a turkey for a local veteran, please contact Adrien or Debra.
- For additional questions, please email [email protected].
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Where is it happening?
Community Ambulance Company, 420 Lakeland Avenue,Sayville,NY,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: