GIVING THANKS: PHA WILL HAND DELIVER 1,600 HOLIDAY TURKEYS TO PHA RESIDENTS AT 57 SITES ON MONDAY
MEDIA ADVISORY
EVENT DATE: Monday, November 25, 2024
Media Contact:
Nichole Tillman: 215-888-2869; [email protected]
GIVING THANKS:
PHA WILL HAND DELIVER 1,600 HOLIDAY TURKEYS TO PHA RESIDENTS AT 57 SITES ON MONDAY
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The Philadelphia Housing Authority is set to host a holiday turkey giveaway, deploying drivers citywide on Monday. Commencing at 8:15 am, PHA personnel will unload turkeys, distributing them to 10 PHA vans for delivery to 57 housing sites. Residents, with PHA IDs, can collect the turkeys on a first-come, first-served basis the same day.
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8:30 AM on November 25, 2023 at Wilson Park PHA staff begin to unload turkeys from the truck, dispatching them to 10 PHA trucks that will visit 57 PHA Housing sites on Monday. Residents will pick up the turkeys the same day.
Noon: PHA Residents can pick up turkeys at Wilson Park Apartments PHA residents can collect free turkey at Wilson Park, beginning at noon on Monday,
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Wilson Park Apartments 2500 Jackson Street Philadelphia, PA 19145
Turkeys will be unloaded behind the Wilson Park Community Center; Turkeys will be handed out to PHA residents inside the Wilson Park Community Center.
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