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    November 30, 2009
 
 

BP MARKOWITZ, TURKISH CULTURAL CENTER DONATE 700 POUNDS OF PACKAGED BEEF TO BROOKLYN SOUP KITCHENS
Meat drive dedicated to tradition of sacrificing animals for Feast of Sacrifice (Eid ul Adha)


 

In photo 2: Assemblyman Roger Green with elected leaders and community members. In photo 2: Assemblyman Roger Green with elected leaders and community members.

In photo 2 (left to right): Zafer Akin, Universal Foundation; Vahit Sevinc, Brooklyn Amity School; BP Markowitz; Mehmet Kilic, Turkish Cultural Center Brooklyn; Selim Selimoglu, Helping Hands Relief Foundation; Dan Brogan and Bob Ahern, Christian Health in Park Slope (CHIPS)

 

In photo 2: Assemblyman Roger Green with elected leaders and community members. In photo 2: Assemblyman Roger Green with elected leaders and community members.

Photographs by Kathryn Kirk

In photo 1 (left to right): BP Markowitz; Mehmet Kilic, Turkish Cultural Center Brooklyn; representatives of New Jerusalem Baptist Church, Brooklyn

 

On Monday, November 30, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined Turkish Cultural Center Brooklyn, Universal Foundation and Helping Hands Relief Foundation at Brooklyn Borough Hall to distribute 700 pounds of packaged beef to food pantries and soup kitchens throughout the borough.

The meat drive is dedicated to the Feast of Sacrifice (Eid ul Adha), a holiday that honors Abraham for giving up his beloved son in exchange for a ram as an act of obedience and devotion to God. Muslims observe Eid ul Adha by sacrificing animals such as cows, sheep and goats, and are obliged to distribute 2/3 of the meat to people in need.
 
 
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz 209 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 - 718-802-3700