Milwaukee County Parks to Host ‘Make A Family Smile’ Drive-Thru Turkey Drive
Milwaukee – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said “life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘what are you doing for others?'” On November 24 a coalition of community partners will be answering that question with the ‘Make a Family Smile Drive-through Turkey Drive’ at the Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Community Center.
On Tuesday, November 24th the King Center and the We Care Crew will host a drive-thru, COVID-safe, turkey drive to provide turkeys and winter resources to families, with a goal of serving 1,500 families.
Businesses and individuals can help make a family smile by donating funds to purchase turkeys for families in need this Thanksgiving. Donations will also be used to purchase winter hats for resource bags that have been assembled by Goodwill’s Workforce Connection Center.
The Thanksgiving event at the King Community Center began nine years ago, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center Manager, Dee McCollum, bought 10 baskets filled with holiday foods and other items using her own money. Serving as a member of the Diversity Committee of Milwaukee County, Dee was able to spearhead efforts to grow the event, and over the past decade, the King Center has served over 5,000 families with a Thanksgiving meal.
Due to COVID-19 this year’s event will not include a sit-down dinner, but families in need will still be able to receive a donated turkey for their family meal, as well as the resource kits, at the drive-thru event on November 24th, from 10a.m., until supplies run out.
Details of how to donate, event information, and the drive-thru route will be available at www.wecarecrewmke.com
The We Care Crew is a collaborative initiative to provide care and assistance for those hardest hit by COVID-19. The We Care Crew encompasses the partnership of Milwaukee County’s Office on African American Affairs (OAAA), Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Milwaukee County Parks, Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), Milwaukee Police Department (MPD), City of Milwaukee Health Department & Office of Violence Prevention (OVP), 414Life, the PEAK Initiative, and other community partners.
The King Advisory Inc. is a 501(3)c non-profit that guides the programming of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center Manager
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center opened in 1979 in King Park and is operated by Milwaukee County Parks. The community center has been closed to the public since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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