Jaylen Brown joins Tyrese Maxey to feed 5,000 Philly families this Thanksgiving

Philadelphia 76ers stars Jaylen Brown and Tyrese Maxey are teaming up to provide 5,000 Thanksgiving meals to local families in need, marking the largest turkey drive in the Tyrese Maxey Foundation's history.

Brown and his 7uice Foundation will partner with the Tyrese Maxey Foundation for its annual Thanksgiving giveaway, expanding an initiative that has continued to grow since its inception in 2022. Each meal will include a turkey, sides and fresh produce.

Since arriving in Philadelphia through an offseason trade this summer, Brown has embraced his new home while continuing his longstanding commitment to community activism. That approach was evident from his introduction with the Sixers, which Brown requested be held at the Francis J. Myers Recreation Center in Southwest Philadelphia rather than the team's practice facility in Camden, New Jersey.

“For me, and people who know my family and I, we are rooted in the community,” Brown said at his introductory press conference. “That’s base. That's where we hang our hat, being able to affect other people's lives. I think we're very blessed. I think we've been able to help our own family and be able to kind of change the course of what our generation or our family name can possibly do, but we look forward to being able to impact others and being able to touch families and households that we may never get to see.”

Brown's commitment to community involvement mirrors that of Maxey, whose foundation has steadily expanded its outreach efforts throughout Philadelphia.

Founded in 2021, the Tyrese Maxey Foundation hosts several annual events that support local youth and families. Among them is its annual Thanksgiving turkey drive, which began by providing 400 meals in 2022 before growing to 1,000 in 2023, 2,000 in 2024 and 3,000 last year. 

"It's growing," Maxey said during last year’s drive. "The foundation, my uncle, my mama, everybody that's a part of it is doing an amazing job. I remember when I first came to it, like I said, it was just a small idea that I wanted to do, and it's turned grand. And it's a really good feeling."

With the addition of Brown's 7uice Foundation, this year's drive will nearly double last year's event, continuing the initiative's growth while helping more Philadelphia-area families celebrate Thanksgiving.

Update: Registration for the Tyrese Maxey Foundation's 2026 Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway has reached capacity and is now closed.

For more information about the Tyrese Maxey Foundation, visit tyresemaxeyfoundation.com. For more information about the 7uice Foundation, visit the7uicefoundation.org.

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