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16th Annual Thanksgiving Food Distribution Logistics

Project GiveBack Community Service Organization
16th Annual Thanksgiving Food Distribution Logistics
Friday, November 19, 2010  |  Saturday, November 20, 2010

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As you begin to finalize your plans for the Thanksgiving holiday, we at Project Giveback hope you will consider spending part of your morning, afternoon or evening with us on Friday, November 19th or Saturday, November 20th, as we prepare, deliver and distribute food baskets to families in the D.C. Metropolitan Area.  This year more than ever, we need your financial and physical support.  You can donate online at http://www.projectgiveback.org/donate/  For corporate sponsorship and partnership opportunities, please email ransom@projectgiveback.org.

Last year, volunteers delivered boxes full of food to over 900 families within our local community. We are thankful to those volunteers who have worked with us in years past and hope that Project Giveback will be considered again for your holiday community service efforts.  We also look forward to meeting and working with new volunteers!

In an effort to expand services and reach more families, we will have two distribution centers: Barry Farms Recreation Center and the Glenarden-Ardmore Boys and Girls Club (address information below).  We are soliciting volunteers to assist with on-site* distribution between 2:00-4:00PM.

*Local families will pick-up food boxes from these locations.

Below are this year’s available volunteer shifts, as well as the numbers of persons needed for each shift:

Friday, November 19, 2010
6:00PM-9:00PM – volunteers needed to help set-up venue for event (limited to 20 volunteers)Saturday, November 20, 2010
6:30AM-8:30AM – volunteers needed to assemble food baskets (300 volunteers)
8:30AM-10:30AM – volunteers needed to deliver food baskets – maps will be provided (300 volunteers)
2:00PM-4:00PM – volunteers needed to distribute food boxes at Barry Farms Recreation Center, located at 1320 Sumner Road, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020 (10 volunteers)
2:00PM-4:00PM – volunteers needed to distribute food boxes at Glenarden-Ardmore Boys and Girls Club, located at 8600 Glenarden Parkway, Glenarden, Maryland 20706 (10 volunteers)

Working with us will only take up a small part of your holiday but will have a lasting effect on those benefiting from your efforts, including you!  Project Giveback is a child friendly organization; we welcome children at our events, as we believe you are never too young to learn the importance of “Giving Back”.  We also provide community service hours for students who attend schools where this is a requirement.

A light breakfast will be provided including coffee, morning juices and water so don’t worry about stopping by your local morning cafe because we’ve got you covered!

Questions:
Angela Fairwell, general event information, 703-403-8937, angela@projectgiveback.org
Edgar Jimenez, on-line registration queries, 301-996-5308, edgar@projectgiveback.org
Laurie Barnaby, volunteer queries, 202-280-8231, laurie@projectgiveback.org or lauriebarnaby@gmail.com
Ransom Miller, III, sponsorship, 202-321-1911, ransom@projectgiveback.org
Samantha Hawkins, event & distribution center queries, 301-412-1414, samantha@projectgiveback.org