{"id":31378,"date":"2025-11-06T23:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T23:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/31378\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T23:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T23:48:14","slug":"the-bharati-foundation-hosts-giving-thanks-community-event-to-provide-food-and-essential-items-to-bronxites-bronx-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/31378\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bharati Foundation hosts \u2018Giving Thanks\u2019 community event to provide food and essential items to Bronxites \u2013 Bronx Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aae0152c-b879-4205-a295-26cd300145e3.jpeg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"giving thanks\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers from the Bharati Foundation\u2019s annual Giving Thanks community event, which provided groceries and essential items for community members.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of Bharati Sukul Kemraj<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The Bharati Foundation hosted its annual \u201cGiving Thanks\u201d community event to provide groceries and essential items to over 225 families in need on Saturday, Nov. 1, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/schools\/X562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pugsley Preparatory Academy<\/a>, located at 1111 Pugsley Ave. in the Bronx.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-136186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6636.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"748\"  \/>More than 225 families benefited from the 2025 Giving Thanks community event. Photo courtesy of Bharati Sukul Kemraj<\/p>\n<p>Held in partnership with Pugsley Preparatory Academy, <a href=\"https:\/\/kappaepsilonzeta.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. \u2013 Kappa Epsilon Zeta Chapter<\/a> and the office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, Giving Thanks brought together students, families, educators and community leaders for a day of service dedicated to compassion and uplifting the community.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-136189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6731.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"832\"  \/>Bharati Foundation Founder Bharati Sukul Kemraj (left) and Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson (fourth from left) with some of the volunteers. Photo courtesy of Bharati Sukul Kemraj<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-136184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5B66567B-84C9-4394-8E20-1DCC8E616106.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"624\"  \/>Photo courtesy of Bharati Sukul Kemraj<\/p>\n<p>This effort reflected the Bharati Foundation\u2019s mission of connecting resources back into the community.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-136182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC00693.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Photo courtesy of Bharati Sukul Kemraj<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-136183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC00907.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Photo courtesy of Bharati Sukul Kemraj<\/p>\n<p>Those who volunteered for this event worked side-by-side, packaging and distributing fresh produce, fruits, grocery items, Thanksgiving treats and essentials to ensure the families they helped were met with dignity, warmth and support.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-136179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC00910.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Some of the groceries given out. Photo courtesy of Bharati Sukul Kemraj<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-136188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC00722.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Photo courtesy of Bharati Sukul Kemraj<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that real impact happens when organizations unite for a shared purpose,\u201d Bharati Foundation Founder Bharati Sukul Kemraj said. \u201cThis event represents more than giving groceries \u2014 it represents giving hope. By working together, we make sure families feel seen, supported and loved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-136187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC00861.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Photo courtesy of Bharati Sukul Kemraj<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-136178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC00762.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Photo courtesy of Bharati Sukul Kemraj<\/p>\n<p>The annual Giving Thanks event demonstrates the power of partnership and community. As it grows bigger each year, Giving Thanks is setting a standard for what service looks like when hearts and hands come together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-136181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC00827.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Photo courtesy of Bharati Sukul Kemraj<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Volunteers from the Bharati Foundation\u2019s annual Giving Thanks community event, which provided groceries and essential items for community&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[19060,128,19061,9,24,63,19062,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-31378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bharati-foundation","tag-bronx","tag-giving-thanks","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bharati-foundation","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}