NWS Turkeys

ShopRite owner and operator Kevin Mannix, alongside Joe and Rose McAllister of the South Beach Civic Association, preparing for Mannix's 9th annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaway.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- ShopRite owner and operator Kevin Mannix wants to make sure that every Staten Island family has a turkey on their table this Thanksgiving.

On Tuesday, Mannix was joined by representatives of 23 community and faith-based organizations at ShopRite on Hylan Boulevard for his ninth annual Thanksgiving turkey donation.

ShopRite is donating 2,600 turkeys, which the 23 organizations will distribute--along with an additional 1,000 courtesy of Borough President James Oddo--to Staten Island families in need.

"It's always a great time of year for Mannix supermarkets to give something back to the communities in which we operate," said Mannix.

"My associates and my company don't deserve the credit," continued Mannix. "The non-profit organizations that are here that help fight hunger on a daily basis on Staten Island are the ones who deserve a round of applause."

Joe McAllister, president of the South Beach Civic Association, has been participating in the event for the past five years.

"The people and families in need in the South Beach area count on us every year for the little bit of help we can give," said McAllister. "It's an honor to have Kevin Mannix as a friend as someone who always gives back to the community."

The following organizations will be participating in the event:

Project Hospitality; Salvation Army Broad Street; Salvation Army Forest; Stapleton UAME; Trinity Lutheran; George Cromwell School; St. Edward Food Pantry; St. Mary of the Assumption (Notre Dame); Christian Pentecostal; New Direction; First Central Baptist Church; Marine Corp; South Beach Civic Association; St. Ann's; Cavalry Assembly of God; Fellowship Baptist; Bethel Temple; American Legion; Safe Horizon; International Christian Church; Christian Community Church; The Adult Center; Sons of the American Legion Post Cespino Russo.