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PROJECT GIVEBACK PRESENTS THE 20TH ANNUAL THANKSGIVING FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO FEED OVER 1,500 FAMILIES ON NOV. 22nd

500+ Volunteers will package over a week’s worth of food for area families

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Saturday, November 22rd, Project GiveBack will bring together hundreds of volunteers and families at Columbia Heights Educational Campus (3101 16th St. NW, Washington, DC) to package and deliver Thanksgiving dinner and additional food items for over a week ,to more than 1,500 families in the Greater Washington Metropolitan area. Project GiveBack volunteers will assemble turkeys, vegetables, potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce and plenty of other holiday favorites.

One in eight district household’s fight with the threat of hunger and many of families are suffering. Project GiveBack founder, Ransom Miller began this movement to aide in the relief of these families and thus brought together friends, families, organizations, churches, students and volunteers to reach these families to ensure that every family receives the healthy Thanksgiving meal they deserve. The Thanksgiving Food Distribution has attracted support from TV personality Omarosa Manigault, Washington Redskins wide-receiver Josh Morgan and Hip-Hop Artist/Actor Common.

With continued support from Platinum Sponsors, Acquisition, Research & Logistics, Inc., KPMG, Refuge Baptist Assembly, 2HB Software, and The Carmen Group, Project GiveBack is able to ‘GiveBack’ to the community year-round with The Annual Children’s Toy Drive, The Computer Sponsor Program, The Children’s Easter Celebration, and The Youth EXPOSURE Program. Project GiveBack had also gained support from, Howard University, American University, and Ballou High School, as well as local Girl Scout troops and members of several national fraternities and sororities.

Project GiveBack volunteers will begin at 7:30 AM by packaging food items while volunteer drivers deliver the food parcels to over 1,500 local families and assisted living facilities throughout DC, MD, and VA beginning at 10:00 AM. To learn more about Project GiveBack visit: www.projectgiveback.org.

About Project GiveBack

Project GiveBack is a community service organization working to provide programs and assistance for less fortunate individuals, families and children in the greater Washington metropolitan area. In 1995 Ransom Miller, III and a handful of friends took the initiative to create Thanksgiving gift baskets and distributed them to families in need. During the first year, Project GiveBack delivered food to six families. Since those initial efforts Project GiveBack has provided meals and support to over 3,500 families and this year alone, will feed 1,500 families. Project GiveBack encourages people to join our volunteers and supporters who share our mission of building community through service.

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Dear Friend,

Over the past 27 years, individuals like you have made a difference in our community by supporting the efforts of Project GiveBack.  On November 19th, 2022, we will touch the community in a special way again.  I invite you to partner with us, as we make this Thanksgiving Holiday brighter by providing food baskets and other necessities to local families.

I usually ask for individuals to give generously to the effort by making a pledge of $50, $100, $500, $1,000, or the amount that people are able to contribute.  Though some have seen some improvements, most are still feeling the affect of the most devastating financial crisis in our lifetime.  More people find themselves in a position of need.  I am asking you to dig deeper than ever and find a way to make a difference in the lives of over 4,000 families in the DC/MD/VA area.    Your financial contribution not only provides support for a worthy cause; it also demonstrates your commitment to making a difference.

I also encourage you to do more than donate funds to this endeavor. Spend the day with us, deliver a basket, and see the appreciation on the faces of the families and witness the children’s excitement over something as simple as a box of groceries. The families we assist face challenges most of us cannot comprehend.  Seeing these challenges firsthand builds a special appreciation for what we do at Project GiveBack.

Project GiveBack is a 501 (c) 3 organization.  All donations are tax deductible.  Donations should be mailed to Project GiveBack, Post Office Box 18781, Washington, D.C.  20036-9998.   Please contact us by October 30, 2009 to inform us of your expected level of participation by phone at 202-321-1911 or by email at ransom@projectgiveback.org.

With Love