Mona Scott-Young Joins Grassroots Community Foundation For Another Year Of Feeding Families In The Annual #GiveThanks Turkey Giveaway
Press Release – (NEW YORK) – November 14, 2018 – Monami Entertainment CEO Mona Scott-Young continues her philanthropic community work this holiday season as a team leader in the GrassROOTS Community Foundation’s (GCF) annual #GiveThanks Turkey Giveaway program.
A GCF board member since 2013, Scott-Young will help provide healthy meals for almost 1000 families and elders in need this Thanksgiving along with tv personality/entrepreneur Yandy Smith-Harris. The turkey drive has expanded beyond Newark, NJ to include Atlanta and Harlem and will culminate in a cocktail fundraiser on November 17 at the Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey.
“We are so thankful for Mona’s generosity. She takes the issue of food insecurity very seriously and each year she gives her all to make sure that families have what they need. We give thanks for her hard work,” says Dr. Janice Johnson Dias, GrassROOTS President.
Scott-Young will lead the charge in her second home of Atlanta, where GrassROOTS will serve residents at QLS Gardens and QLS Haven Apartments in Southwest Atlanta, housing communities that are challenged by poverty and violence. GCF will also provide for Georgia King Village in Newark and Opportunity Charter Schoolin Harlem. Program participants will receive a full holiday meal which includes a turkey plus farm-fresh fruit and veggies.
“I take special joy in supporting GrassROOTS’ #GiveThanks program,” says Scott-Young. “No one should go hungry in this country, especially not during the holidays. It’s an honor to do this each year to help bring comfort to those in need.”
To get involved in the #GiveThanks Turkey Giveaway, visit https://grassrootscommunityfoundation.org/2018-turkey-challenge-begins/.
For the latest on Mona Scott-Young, follow her on social media at @monascottyoung.
ABOUT GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
GrassROOTS Community Foundation (GCF) is a training organization with an emphasis on public health and social action. We invest in our community members’ collective well-being, and teach them how to use their healthy energy to transform themselves, their families and communities. We support, develop and tailor wellness programs for women and girls, particularly those who grew up in economic distress. We also advocate for policies and practices that reduce racial and gender disparities and foster equity.
ABOUT MONA SCOTT-YOUNG
Mona Scott-Young, the CEO of multi-media entertainment company Monami Entertainment, is the creator and executive producer of the hit reality television franchise Love & Hip Hop for VH1. She has managed multiple Grammy® winner and hip hop icon Missy Elliott for 20 years and continues to represent her. In addition to television and music, Scott-Young co-owns the moscato brand MYX Fusions with partner Nicki Minaj. She also recently released her first novel “Blurred Lines” and was honored in Variety’s 2018 The New Power of New York List. Scott-Young’s business and philanthropic achievements have garnered recognition from a variety of organizations and publications. When not in the office, Scott-Young enjoys time with her family and serves on the board of The Haitian Roundtable and The GrassROOTS Community Foundation.
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