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26th Annual Thanksgiving Food Distribution Recap

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Project GiveBack 26th Annual Thanksgiving Food Distribution

#GiveBackSaturday 11.21.2020

#GiveBackSunday 11.22.2020

2020 has been one for the history books. I don’t think anyone could have predicted our current situation. The tragic reality of the pandemic has taken lives, disrupted economy and challenged our collective spirit. In spite of it all, several have chosen to make a difference in our community and serve our brothers and sisters in need. As my wife mentioned Saturday, in addition to the underprivileged families we usually serve, there is a new demographic of people financially affected by the pandemic. Now more than ever we must continue to find ways to GiveBack!

Times like this provide opportunity to lead through service. I remember watching of one of our long-term Project GiveBack Sponsors Pastor Tony Lee of Community of Hope AME Church replace his Easter Sunday services with an amazing food distribution for families affected by the pandemic in Temple Hills, Maryland. They have continued with weekly distributions. In similar fashion a long time another long-time sponsor, Emmanuel Brinklow Seventh Day Adventist Church has facilitated monthly food distributions, free health screenings, flu shots and now COVID-19 testing. While Community of Hope and Emmanuel Brinklow have always prioritized working to serve our community, they have increased their efforts over the past nine months and truly made a significant impact.

These expressions of love are inspiring, and I am so glad that we too have found a way to make a difference in spite of all of the challenges. Several of you have given your time, talent and treasure to support our Annual Thanksgiving Food Distribution over the years. This year posed obstacles we have never faced, but our remarkable Leadership Team found a way to continue our mission to serve. Our normal operation of meeting 700 of our closest friends at the DC Armory was not an option, so the team planned and orchestrated nine mini food basket assembly and distribution sites over two days.

On #GivebackSaturday we coordinated five distribution sites:

Clinton Baptist Church – Clinton, Maryland

Columbia Heights Educational Campus – Washington, DC

Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary School (SOMD PGB) – Waldorf, Maryland

KIPP DC – Washington, DC

Turkey Thicket Recreation Center – Washington, DC

On the newly minted #GiveBackSunday we facilitated four distributions:

Community of Hope AME Church – Hillcrest Heights, Maryland

Dematha Catholic High School – Hyattsville, Maryland

Emmanuel Brinklow Seventh Day Adventist Church – Ashton, Maryland

Tree of Life Ministries in partnership with Prince Georges County District 9 Councilman Sidney Harrison and Purposeful Living and Giving – Clinton, Maryland

In addition to the mini distributions, the Project GiveBack Northern Virginia Chapter distributed 300 gift cards. All in, we were able to bless 3,300 families, exceeding our initial goal of 2,500. This amazing accomplishment would not be possible without our sponsors. This year’s Champion Spirit Sponsors include Bailey Real Estate Holdings, DC Housing Finance Authority and UPS.

God has truly placed some awesome people around me that have given themselves to ensure our success. I am truly thankful for our team. They have always been outstanding, but this year’s effort allowed them the opportunity to step up and lead in new ways. Pulling off simultaneous events was difficult, but these Community Heroes mastered the difficult tasks and got it done. This year’s success makes me very confident in our future ability to do more in our community.

2020 Planning Committee

Ransom Miller, III

HarDisha Miller

Wendy Singleton

Rick Mclean

Nijel Redrick

Edgar Jimenez

Angela Fairwell

Monica Brame

Peg Schultz

Milton Yates

Rev. Wayne Holmes

Elle White

Karmen Miller

Anthony Bardonille, Sr.

Anthony Bardonille, Jr. (Youth Director)

Meedie Bardonille

Thuy Cooper

Nikki Cooper

Tina Easter

Frank Borris

Lori Patterson

Derek Faison

Sterling Brooks

Yolanda Brooks

Michelle Bracken

Cathy Crusor

Sean Glover

Eddie Kaye

Janer Reyes

Prince Brown

Walter Smiley

Charles Parker, Jr.

Darron Jefferson

Dee Edwards

Pastor Edwon D. Brown

While we can claim success on this effort, we still have some work to do and some bills to pay. Our tagline and challenge the last few years has been “Join us, as we make a difference in our community” We invite you to join us now by making a tax deductible donation to make sure we can meet our obligations for this year as well as future endeavors.

Checks can be mailed to

Project GiveBack

PO Box 18781

Washington DC 20036

Or make an online donation

www.Projectgiveback.org/donate

https://www.paypal.me/ProjectGiveBack

CashApp – $ProjectGiveBack

Venmo – @ProjectGiveBack

Media Coverage

Thanks to DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment for their sponsorship and coverage of the event. Please see the video they produced.

https://youtu.be/PTYbn2QD6DE

Project GiveBack 26th Annual Thanksgiving Food Distribution Recap Produced by Levan Anderson (@everydaylavan) and Sean Glover (@Oneblackman)

https://youtu.be/Adimgd9j2Go

NBC4 Coverage – Derrick Ward

https://www.nbcwashington.com/community/dc-organization-helping-a-whole-new-demographic-this-thanksgiving/2483649/

FOX5 Coverage – Stephanie Ramirez

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/despite-covid-volunteers-worked-hard-to-ensure-a-warm-thanksgiving-meal.amp

WTOP Coverage – Melissa Howell

https://wtop.com/local/2020/11/project-giveback-thanksgiving-returns-with-a-new-plan-to-deliver-meals-during-pandemic-2/

WUSA9 Coverage – Michael Quander

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/project-giveback-adapts-during-covid-19-crisis-to-feed-families-in-need-for-thanksgiving/65-5c6e7549-3048-4be2-ad40-014bfc5ee625

Official Photography by Carl Gray – Prototype Promotions

Thank you to all of our 2020 Project GiveBack Sponsors

2018 Corporate Sponsors

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In 1995, a few friends got together and made Thanksgiving a little brighter by delivering grocery baskets to six families. Twenty-two years later, those few friends have grown to hundreds of charitable volunteers aiming to distribute over 2,000 healthy food baskets and other necessities to local families in need. I invite you to partner with us on November 17, 2018, as we make a difference in our community through Project GiveBack’s 24th Annual Thanksgiving Food Distribution.

Project Giveback is a 501(c) (3) national nonprofit community service organization based in Washington, DC with a chapters in Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland. Our Mission is to provide a vehicle for corporate firms and other organizations to give back to the communities where they work and live. This is accomplished by coordinating programs that benefit less fortunate individuals and families- with a focus on children.

The Thanksgiving Food Distribution Program is designed to provide food baskets for underprivileged families in need of assistance during the Thanksgiving holiday season. Since its inception in 1995, Project GiveBack has distributed over 9,000 food baskets across the United States through this program. Other programs coordinated by Project GiveBack include The Children’s Toy Drive, which provides toys for children in low income families, The Computer Sponsor Program, which assists area schools and community organizations in the acquisition of computer hardware and software, The Back 2 School Backpack and School Supply Event and The Children’s Easter Celebration, which provides a safe and fun atmosphere for children to celebrate Easter.

Our 2018 fundraising campaign is currently underway. As we celebrate the 24th anniversary of this organization, we have set a very aggressive goal to provide holiday food baskets for 2,000 families. The families are chosen based on information provided by The Washington, DC Department of Human Services, The Maryland Department of Social Services and other area community-based organizations.

We are requesting that your organization consider becoming a sponsor for this year’s program. You may choose one of the four levels of sponsorship:

Champion Spirit $10,000.00 and above

Platinum $5,000.00 and $9,999.99

Gold $2,500.00 to $4,999.99

Silver $1,000.00 to $2,499.99

Patron $500.00 to $999.99

Individuals are also invited to participate by donating funds and/or volunteer hours to this program in the planning phase and/or on the day of the Food Distribution November 17, 2018. Volunteer registration is available online now at www.projectgiveback.org.

Please contact us to inform us of your organization’s expected level of participation by October 15, 2018. You may contact me by telephone at 202-321-1911, or by email at ransom@projectgiveback.org. In addition, you can find more information online at www.projectgiveback.org. Please join us in giving back to our community. Your participation will be extremely significant to the success of this endeavor.

Respectfully,

Ransom Miller, III

Project GiveBack
Founder/CEO

2018 Project GiveBack Sponsorship Benefits

Champion Spirit $10,000.00 and above

Full Naming rights to the Thanksgiving Food Distribution; presented by “Your Company Name” will be included on all references to the Thanksgiving Food Distribution in all marketing material, press releases and social media and web content
Sponsor corporate logo will be included in step and repeat press conference background banner.
Featured in “Why I GiveBack” blog and “Why I GiveBack” promotional video
Directed social media promotions
Inclusion in the #iGiveBack Twitter campaign
Corporate Reception at the City Club (includes admission for two)
Corporate logo/name on donor panels posted throughout the headquarters and satellite locations
Branding recognition on all programs/marketing materials
Ability to include marketing materials to volunteers and constituents
Corporate logo/name and hyperlink on ProjectGiveBack.org website
Corporate name on ProjectGiveBack.org website
Recognition of support at all volunteer activities

Platinum $5,000.00 and $9,999.99

Feature in “Why I GiveBack” Blog and Promotional Video
Directed social media promotions
Inclusion in the #iGiveBack Twitter campaign
Coordinated volunteer efforts for sponsor company staff
Corporate Reception at the City Club (includes admission for two)
Corporate logo/name on donor panels posted throughout the headquarters and satellite locations
Branding recognition on all programs/marketing materials
Ability to include marketing materials to volunteers and constituents
Corporate logo/name and hyperlink on ProjectGiveBack.org website
Corporate name on ProjectGiveBack.org website
Recognition of support at all volunteer activities

Gold $2,500.00 to $4,999.99

Corporate Reception at the City Club (includes admission for two)
Corporate logo/name on donor panels posted throughout the headquarters and satellite locations
Branding recognition on all programs/marketing materials
Ability to include marketing materials to volunteers and constituents
Corporate logo/name and hyperlink on ProjectGiveBack.org website
Corporate name on ProjectGiveBack.org website
Recognition of support at all volunteer activities

Silver $1,000.00 to $2,499.99

Ability to include marketing materials to volunteers and constituents
Corporate logo/name and hyperlink on ProjectGiveBack.org website
Corporate name on ProjectGiveBack.org website
Recognition of support at all volunteer activities

Patron $500.00 to $999.99

Corporate name on ProjectGiveBack.org website
Recognition of support at all volunteer activities