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Local Toys for Tots Drop Off Locations

As the holidays are upon us, Toys for Tots will be finishing up its collection of toys for children in need. They have created an interactive map showing the drop off locations in the area. Happy Holidays!

Click Here to view the map

Happy Thanksgiving

I just wanted to wish all my readers a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Here is information on local charity turkey meals being served today:

Free hot turkey sit-in-dinner. 

Meal menu: Bread, fresh beets and carrots salad with delicious vinaigrette, chickpea soup, turkey roasted with onions, pepper and celery, cranberry sauce, cinnamon and syrup mashed-potatoes, traditional cholent, pineapple chunks for dessert. 

Served by waiters and dozens of volunteers. Free groceries will be available to take home. No Reservations Needed.

When: Thursday, Thanksgiving, November 27th, 2014 3:00pm - 7:30pm (rain or shine snow or sleet)

Where: MASBIA of Queens, 98-08 Queens Blvd, Rego Park, NY 11374 (Between 65th Rd. and 65th Ave) Contact: Beau Heyen beau@masbia.org

link: https://www.facebook.com/masbiaqueens/posts/560166334118915

2nd Annual Mats Wilander Foundation Tennis Pro-Am

Mats Wilander and Wilander on Wheels returns to The West Side Tennis Club on August 27 for Charity Tennis Pro-Am benefiting debra of America and “Butterfly Children” with rare disease Epidermolysis Bullosa

Join Mats Wilander and debra of America on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 for the 2nd Annual Mats Wilander Foundation Tennis Pro-Am. Play with former #1 player in the world, Mats Wilander, Cameron Lickle of Wilander on Wheels, and other current and former tennis pros on the grass courts of the historic West Side Tennis Club. Past pros have included: John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Jonas Björkman, Thomas Blake, Thomas Johansson, Mikael Pernfors and Karel Nováček. Click here to read about last year’s event in Tennis Magazine.

During the 2014 US Open, debra of America will take over 3 court surfaces at the 100-year old West Side Tennis Club. Enjoy a full-day of dining, instructional clinics, pro challenges, individual competitions, an exhibition match, and new this year, team competitions. Register as a team with your friends or company and compete for prizes! The Tennis Pro-Am is open to guests of all ages and playing levels. All proceeds benefit debra of America's fight against Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – The Worst Disease You've Never Heard Of.™

DATE: Wednesday, August 27, 2014
TIME: 8AM - 4PM
VENUE: The West Side Tennis Club, 1 Tennis Place, Forest Hills, Queens, NY

BENEFITING: debra of America and the “Butterfly Children” with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)

BUY TICKETS AND LEARN MORE AT: www.debra.org/Tennis

 

Mats Wilander

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