GIFFORD — Turkey giveaways are not just about the food, but also about building community relationships through service and laughter, organizers say. That’s the mantra that leaders with the Gifford Youth Achievement Center held as they passed out 200 turkeys to families during the 18th Annual Turkey Giveaway on Monday evening.
“Service is the pillar to building a solid community,” said event co-organizer Freddie Woolfork, GYAC’s longtime director of public relations and facilities operations. “The volunteers here are helping out while also getting to know each other, writing down each other’s phone numbers and knowing their names. This is about finding common ground and working as a team.”
As the holiday season quickly approaches, community leaders want to make sure residents have a meal for Thanksgiving. Other organizers will pass out free Thanksgiving meals in Gifford up to Thanksgiving Day.
GYAC’s turkey event was held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at the Victor Hart Sr. Community Enhancement Complex, located just west of 43rd Avenue and south of 49th Street…