‘Giving out a whole bunch of love’: Food distribution draws families in need to Gwen Cherry Park ahead of Thanksgiving

The Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department teamed up with several other South Florida organizations to feed a need two days before Thanksgiving News cameras captured long lines of people and vehicles at Gwen Cherry Park located at NW nd Ave in Northwest Miami-Dade just after p m on Tuesday Miami-Dade Corrections organized the food distribution alongside sponsors like SouthPromo com Tax Me Corp Demesmin Dover Law Firm and BLACC AHF We re doing what we love to do We re giving out a whole bunch of love stated Miami-Dade Corrections Director Sherea Green and as you look around you see all of out staff we re here we re celebrating and we re giving back Aming those in attendance at the event called Blessing on the Block was Trina a rapper who was born and raised in Miami The event drew so a multitude of people that the line of people stretched around the block It s the society where I was born and raised so it s great to come back with my squad to celebrate to give back to show love revealed Green We re doing the heart of things here the present day Participants received a turkey groceries and other essential items on a first-come first-served basis Organizers explained they expect the event to feed about families Oh my God I m feeling very good in the modern day stated a driver who picked up food for his loved ones When it comes to rent prices and the prices of food and everything it s very overwhelming My God I wouldn t have a Thanksgiving without this venture let me tell you explained a man cause Social Assurance retirement you know money doesn t go as far as it used to