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Volume V111, No. 6


         ST. VINCENT & The GRENADINES VOLCANO RELIEF AND RECOVERY


                                                         BRPPKLYN CROWN               and Nickell Best is the son of Lion
                                                      HEIGHTS LIONS CLUB              Hermelene Thomas, a member of
                                                       PARTNERS WITH THE              Brooklyn Crown Heights Lions Club.




                                                       ORDER OF FEATHERS
                                                            FRATERNITY                Reported by,

                                                                                      Lion Yolande Cadore
                                                    On April 23, 2021, the Order of Feathers
                                                    Fraternity joined with Brooklyn Crown   Kings and Queens E-News Reporter
                                                    Heights Lions Club and donated non-
                                                    perishable food items, toiletries and mone-
                                                    tary donations to District 20-K1 Lions Club
                                                    St. Vincent La Soufriere Disaster Relief
                                                    Project.  The three Feather Men (as they are
                                                    usually referred to), Dahrel Cadore, Tavari
                                                    Cadore and Nickell Best from the Brooklyn
                                                    Chapter, made the presentation to District
                                                    Governor Jacqueline Phillips and Second
                                                    Vice District Governor Ingrid Andrews
                                                    Campbell, who is spearheading the project.

                                                    The Feather Men appreciated the District
                                                    Governor and Second Vice District Gover-
                                                    nor taking time from their busy schedule to
                                                    accept the donations.  District Governor

                                                    Jackie and Second Vice District Governor
                                                    Ingrid thanked the Order of Feather Frater-
              Snow? Oh, no! That’s ash!  Volcanic ash.   nity and expressed their appreciation for
                                                    their contribution towards the Relief Project.

                                                    The Order of Feather Fraternity is a Service
                                                    Organization founded in 1946.  It was origi-
                                                    nally founded to combat the drug epidemic
                                                    in Harlem in the 40’s.  As the Organization
                                                    grew, they saw the need to serve other com-
                                                    munities such as Brooklyn, Queens, the
                                                    Bronx and Maryland.  The Brooklyn Chap-
                                                    ter was founded in 1995.  The Organization
                                                    pledges young men from age 14.
                                                    In the Crown Heights area, this Brooklyn
                                                    Chapter has organized and executed Annual
                                                    Toy Drives in the community to include
                                                    Providence House, Thanksgiving Feeding of
                                                    the Homeless and also participated in the
                                                    Bahamas Relief Drive and now the Joint
                                                    Venture with Brooklyn Crown Heights Li-
                                                    ons
                                                    Club for the St. Vincent La Soufriere Disas-
                                                    ter Relief.  The Order of Feathers Fraternity
                                                    expressed their desire for future Joint Com-
                                                    munity projects with the Lions Club.

                                                    I would be remiss if I did not mention that
                                                    Dahrel and Tavari Cadore are my grandsons
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