Photos: Theory 9 hosts monthly food distribution outside Marie Curie High School

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Members of the Community-Police Relations Foundation helped distribute food. They were joined by Community-Police Relations Foundation New York City Chair Director Glenn Hechler (fourth from left) Theory 9 Co-Founders Izaiah Barrow (fifth from left) and Shakir Seagers (sixth from left), Community-Police Relations Foundation Founding Chairman/CEO Al Eskanazy (seventh from left) and New York City Council Member Pierina Sanchez (eighth from left).
Photo by Jewel Webber

The Bronx-based nonprofit Theory 9 held its monthly “Food Distribution for the Community” event on Thursday, April 24, outside the Marie Curie High School for Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions, located at 120 W. 231st St.

Students, staff members, vendors and nonprofit members helped distribute bags of groceries. Photo by Jewel Webber

Numerous Bronx community members came out for the event to receive groceries. While the event was scheduled to start at 12 p.m., some people lined up as early as 7:30 a.m. The groceries were put together and provided by the New York Common Pantry.

Numerous community members showed up to receive groceries. Photo by Jewel Webber

Theory 9 put together the food distribution in partnership with the Marie Curie High School for Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions, the Community-Police Relations Foundation, Council Member Pierina Sanchez, New York Common Pantry, Boost Mobile, Essen Health Care, Heart to Heart Home Care and Broadstreet, Inc.

Members of the Community-Police Relations Foundation, including New York City Chair Director Glenn Hechler (left) and Founding Chairman/CEO Al Eskanazy (second from right). Photo by Jewel Webber

Council Member Sanchez and Community-Police Relations Foundation Founding Chairman/CEO Al Eskanazy were both on hand to assist in distributing food during the event.

Community members were grateful for their groceries. Photo by Jewel Webber
Bags filled with groceries waiting to be distributed. Photo by Jewel Webber

Boost Mobile also gave out chapsticks, pens, sunglasses and more from their table. Additionally, they held a raffle, with two community members each winning a free smartphone.

Boost Mobile’s table at the food distribution. Photo by Jewel Webber
Marie Curie High School students handed out raffle tickets to community members for Boost Mobile’s raffle. Photo by Jewel Webber
One of the raffle winners holds up his prize. Photo by Jewel Webber