For the second consecutive year, Knicks forward Jared Jeffries and his teammates will provide Garden of Dreams Foundation families with food for the holidays. The giving begins this Monday morning at the Children’s Aid Society with Jeffries, Knicks great Allan Houston and President of MSG Sports Scott O’Neil delivering food to the Children’s Aid’s Pelham Fritz Transitional Apartments. Following the delivery, they will donate baby items to Harlem families in need. Later in the afternoon, Jeffries will bring six of his teammates and the Knicks City Dancers back to the Children’s Aid Society where they will distribute food to 300 neighborhood families. The day will also include information for families about food subsidies, workshops on health and wellness, non-perishable food collection and activities for children.
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To encourage the act of receiving and giving back, City Harvest will be collecting non-perishable food at the Children’s Aid Society between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Donations will also be accepted at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday when the Knicks host the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. For more information, log on to gardenofdreamsfoundation.org or tune in to 1050 ESPN New York, the official radio home of the Knicks, who will be broadcasting live from Monday’s event.
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Who:                Knicks players Jared Jeffries, Nate Robinson, Quentin Richardson, Wilson Chandler, Malik Rose, Anthony Roberson, and Eddy Curry
                        Knicks great Allan Houston
                       Scott O’Neil, President of MSG Sports
                        Steve Mills, President of Business Operations for MSG Sports
                        Knicks City Dancers and Knicks Groove Truck
                        Entertainment hosted by DJ Hill
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What:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jared Jeffries and his teammates provide 300 families with Thanksgiving meals and food subsidies for the holidays
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When:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Monday, November 24, 2008
                       8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Players to begin food distribution at 4:15 p.m.)
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Where:            The Children’s Aid Society’s Dunlevy Milbank Center
                        14-32 W 118th St. between Lenox and Fifth Avenues in Harlem
                       Phelham Fritz Transitional Apartments located on same block
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This post was written by joepietaro on November 24, 2008
