{"id":52981,"date":"2025-11-26T15:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/52981\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:04:02","slug":"theory-9-hosts-annual-holiday-turkey-ham-and-chicken-distribution-bronx-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/52981\/","title":{"rendered":"Theory 9 hosts annual Holiday Turkey, Ham and Chicken Distribution \u2013 Bronx Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5927.jpeg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"turkey\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of free holiday proteins were given out during Theory 9\u2019s annual Holiday Turkey, Ham and Chicken Distribution.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of Theory 9<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wearetheory9.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Theory 9<\/a> hosted its annual Holiday Turkey, Ham and Chicken Distribution for members of the Bronx community on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 120 W. 231st St.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7c6f9901-e045-4877-87b4-9f0770b84e3f.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\"  \/>As Thanksgiving approaches, Bronx families were able to get holiday turkeys, ham or chicken at this event from Theory 9. Photo courtesy of Theory 9\n<\/p>\n<p>Holiday meats were given out to hundreds of Bronx residents, just in time for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137037\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5915.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\"  \/>Fruits and vegetables were also available. Photo courtesy of Theory 9<\/p>\n<p>The event was held in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypolicerelationsfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Community-Police Relations Foundation (CPRF) Charity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boostmobile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Boost Mobile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.att.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AT&amp;T<\/a>, Council Member <a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/district-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pierina Sanchez<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/nycommonpantry.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">New York Common Pantry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137039\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55a8f96e-44ac-48a1-b35c-0c7165468b86.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\"  \/>Volunteers and organizers of the event, including Theory 9 Founder and Executive Director Shakir Seagers (fifth from the right), members of Theory 9, the CPRF Charity and Council Member Pierina Sanchez (second from right). Photo courtesy of Theory 9<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6bcd1760-0fd1-4e2c-bcf1-5a7f81e12f67.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\"  \/>Photo courtesy of Theory 9<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4361887d-1c13-4c1c-8511-d2f790c8ca5d.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\"  \/>Photo courtesy of Theory 9<\/p>\n<p>This food distribution helps to further Theory 9\u2019s main goal of building healthier, more resilient communities through direct support and humanitarian programs throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137035\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c1b571ab-6096-4702-baa3-433a0f27e9d3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\"  \/>Photo courtesy of Theory 9<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHolidays should be full of warmth and unity, not hardship,\u201d Theory 9 Founder and Executive Director Shakir Seagers said.\u00a0\u201cWe believe every family deserves a joyful meal and to feel supported by the community around them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Holiday Turkey, Ham and Chicken Distribution is part of Theory 9\u2019s monthly food relief program. The hundreds of people served at this event add to the more than 3,300 families who have been fed by the monthly food relief program in 2025. This program has also featured youth development, mentorship and community wellness initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hundreds of free holiday proteins were given out during Theory 9\u2019s annual Holiday Turkey, Ham and Chicken Distribution.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52982,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9001,29280,9,24,63,129,131,130,29281],"class_list":{"0":"post-52981","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-the-bronx","8":"tag-bronx","9":"tag-food-distribution","10":"tag-holiday-turkey-ham-and-chicken-distribution","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-nyc","14":"tag-the-bronx","15":"tag-the-bronx-headlines","16":"tag-the-bronx-news","17":"tag-theory-9"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52981","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=52981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}