Oneida Indian Nation and HELP USA Feed New York's Homeless At Thanksgiving

November 23rd Event A Huge Success
Submitted by Melanie Klausner
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Ray Halbritter, Oneida Indian Nation CEO and HELP USA Chair, Maria Cuomo Cole were on hand on Tuesday, November 23rd for the Oneida Indian Nation and HELP USA’s “Our Heritage of HELPing” Meal Service event In New York City feeding hundreds of homeless men. women and children from 4 to 8 pm.

Other New Yorkers assisiting at the event were celebrities: Ukrainian Olympic Figure Skating Champion, Oksana Baiul; Comedian, Mario Cantone; Actors – Margaret Colin, Jill Flint, Lauren Glassberg, Cheyenne Jackson, Michael B. Jordan, Joey Pantoliano, Chris Riggi, and Brittany Underwood.

TV Journalists Chrisptopher Cuomo, Deborah Roberts, and Cheryl Willis also participated in the event.

Guests enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving meal prepared by New York City chefs Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez, Cesare Casella, Michael Lomonaco, Dave Martin, Missy Robbins, and Bradford Thompson while listening to a sneak preview of “Our Country” performed by country sensation Crystal Shawanda, First Nation’s Member of the Ojibwe Band.

Shawanda’s single made its national debut on the Oneida Indian Nation’s “True Spirit of Thanksgiving” float in the 84th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Thursday, November 25, 2010.

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