Olympic gold medalist, Newport News city councilman team up for community event [Video]

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — It was a busy day in Newport News on Saturday at An Achievable Dream Middle & High School where Councilman John Eley and Olympic gold medalist and Hampton native Francena McCorory provided a safe space to the community for both food and fellowship. 

This was the fifth annual Community Holiday Feeding & Fellowship event hosted by Eley and McCorory. Community members had access to free food, live music, entertainment and books for the kids in Newport News. Eley and McCorory told 13 News Now that they look forward to this event every year. 

“We just want the message to be that Newport News is a great city. We come together, we fellowship, we learn, we teach, we work on health care, and we’re just an all-around community and family-oriented …