Here's Where You Can Get a Free Turkey in Brooklyn this Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it's time to start pulling out those winter recipes and getting ready for a day of gravy and tight waist belts.

Although this year will be an all but traditional celebration, with COVID-19 keeping us isolated in our pandemic bubbles, organizations across Brooklyn want to make sure families can still have a traditional meal.

Here are 7 giveaways happening this week across our Brooklyn neighborhoods:

1. Church of St. Francis of Assisi -- Crown Heights
   400 Lincoln Road
   Tuesday, November 17 at 10 a.m.
   State Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblymember Diana Richardson will be handing out turkeys in partnership with partnership with Catholic Charities of Brooklyn & Queens and Churches United for Fair Housing
2. 400 Rockaway Ave -- Brownsville
   Thursday, November 19 at 1 p.m.
   State Senator Zellnor Myrie, Assemblymember Latrice Walker and Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel will be handing out turkeys in partnership with Village Care and Campaign Against Hunger.
3. NYU-Langone Center — Sunset Park
   6025 6^th Avenue
   Friday November 20 at 9 a.m.
   State Senator Zellnor Myrie, Councilmember Carlos Menchaca and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez will be handing out turkeys in partnership with EmblemHealth, Churches United for Fair Housing and NYU-Langone Health Center.
4. Christ Apostolic Church First in the Americas — Kensington
   622 Cortelyou Road
   Saturday, November 21 at 11 a.m.
   The church is hosting its annual turkey giveaway in partnership with Goke Food Pantry. Turkeys will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis.
5. Richard Beavers Gallery Turkey Giveaway — Bed-Stuy
   408 Marcus Garvey Boulevard
   Saturday, November 21
   Richard Beavers Gallery is hosting its second annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaway. There are 200 turkeys which will be given to Brooklyn families with IDs and masks on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a one turkey per family limit.
6. The Brooklyn Bank — Bed-Stuy
   896 Dekalb Ave
   Sunday November 22 at 11 a.m.
   To register for a ticket email your name to [email protected]. It is the third annual Brooklyn Bank Turkey and Christmas Giveaway, this year the organization is aiming to serve 350 local families in need. Turn up early, because turkeys and groceries will be handed out while stocks last.
7. Masbia Soup Kitchen — Flatbush, 1372 Coney Island Avenue
   Download the Plentiful app or text the word "FOOD" to 726879 to set up an appointment for once a week food pantry shopping. All goods are first-come, first-served, and the pantry expects to have a limited supply of whole kosher turkeys.