ON EID AL-ADHA, THE TURKISH CULTURAL CENTER OF QUEENS GIVES BACK TO ITS NEIGHBORS

As part of Eid al-Adha celebration observed by nearly 2 billion people around the world, Turkish American Community is giving back locally. The Turkish Cultural Center of Queens (TCCQ), a member of the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District, is making a delivery on Tuesday of high-quality frozen meat to over 100 low-income seniors and families through the Jacob Riis Settlement House in Long Island City.

“The Turkish community strives to give back to those around us, to be active in creating the supportive and neighborly world we all want to live in. “Donations of meat to the poor are a tradition that date to the founding of our religion, and we feel blessed and gratified to carry on this generosity today with our Queens neighbors.” Members of the Center paid for the donation through their contributions to Embrace Relief Foundation, which arranges the packaging and transportation of the food donation.

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