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Former
Detroit
Lions
Rob
Sims,
DPD 5th
Precinct
Commander
Eric
Ewing,
former
Detroit
Lions
Calvin
Johnson
and
Detroit
City
Councilman
Andre
Spivey,
all
played a
key role
in the
successful
'Giving
Thanks
Food
Drive'
on the
city's
eastside
November
23,
2020.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA
News
Network)
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Detroit
City
Councilman
Andre
Spivey
host
annual
‘Operation:
Giving
Thanks’
event
days
before
the
holiday
By
HB Meeks
Tell Us
USA News
Network
DETROIT
–
Detroit
City
Councilman
Andre
Spivey,
former
Detroit
Lions
Calvin
Johnson
and Rob
Sims
along
with a
host of
volunteers
provided
hundreds
of
families
with the
necessary
items to
make
dinner
at home.
Each
family
received
a basket
containing
items
such as
a whole
turkey,
yams,
Jiffy
corn
muffin
mix,
sugar,
onions,
and
more.
“Operation:
Giving
Thanks
is one
of the
events I
look
forward
to every
year.”
Spivey
said.
“We were
unsure
if we
were
going to
be able
to have
the
event,
but we
know
families
across
our city
need
this
extra
help
because
of the
impact
COVID-19
has had
on our
community,
so we
had to
get
creative.
I want
to thank
all of
our
sponsors
for
their
support
in
bringing
my
vision
to
life.”
It’s
no
question
that
there
are
households
that
need
help
during
the
holiday
season
and
COVID-19
has
added to
that
burden.
To
continue
a
much-needed
event,
Councilman
Spivey
and his
team
decided
to put
the
ingredients
needed
to make
staple
Thanksgiving
items
into a
basket
and
encourage
families
to enjoy
the meal
at home.
One
basket
cost $30
to make
and
donations
were
asked of
community
members
to help
feed as
many
families
as
possible.
The Elia
Group is
the
event’s
title
sponsor.
Additional
sponsors
include
the
Iconic
Collection,
encompassing
220
Merrill
and Parc
restaurants,
Comcast,
TCF
Bank,
Ambassador
Bridge
Company,
and the
5th
Precinct
Neighborhood
Police
Officers.
“Although
this
year has
not been
without
challenges
for all
of us,
we
believe
everyone
deserves
a Happy
Thanksgiving
Day
complete
with a
hot meal
to enjoy
and
share
with
family,”
said
Zaid
Elia,
CEO, The
Elia
Group.
“Being a
business
owner
means
supporting
the
community
and
treating
everyone
like
family.
We are
very
fortunate
that we
can help
make
Councilman
Spivey’s
reimagined
community
dinner a
reality.”
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