12th Annual Project GiveBack Thanksgiving Food Distribution

11/18/2006
Project GiveBack “Makes a Difference in the Community” by distributing over 350 food baskets to underprivileged families in the Washington, DC Area.

Project GiveBack, a local community service organization, held its 12th Annual ThanksgivingFood Distribution on Saturday, November 18, 2006. The day began at 4:00 a.m. when volunteers loaded two 24 foot trucks with food from Share, a branch of Catholic Charities in Hyattsville, Maryland. The second shift began at 5:30 a.m. at Ferebee-Hope Elementary School located in Southeast Washington, DC which served as the Headquarters for the day. Volunteers unloaded the trucks and assembled the food baskets. At 8:30 a.m. volunteers began delivering food baskets. At the end of the day, over 350 nutritious food baskets had been distributed to underprivileged families in the Washington, DC area. Over 400 volunteers participated in this heart warming program.

Project GiveBack is supported by the following sponsors:

KPMG Foundation
Refuge Baptist Assembly
Alpha Omega Social Action and Scholarship Foundation
True Deliverance Church
National Association of Black Accountants Metro DC Chapter
Washington DC Pan-Hellenic Council
Howard University - Residence Life
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Alpha Omega Chapter
Prince Georges Community Church
EMFederal - R. Highsmith
Walker Finance - J. Walker
Alpha Phi Alpha, Pi Upsilon Lambda Chapter
Delta Sigma Theta Federal City Chapter
Twistnet, LLC

The following dedicated individuals served as the coordinating committee for this year's event:

Ransom Miller, III
HarDisha Miller
Samantha Hawkins
Edgar Jimenez
Rick Mclean
Laurie Barnaby
Angela Fairwell
Melvina McNeill
Nijel J. Redrick
Sean Glover
Charles Jones
Charles Gibbs
Nick Gourdine
Dee Edwards
Pastor Edwon D. Brown

Make a Difference in the Community