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11/11/2019

2019 Thanksgiving Food Drive Kick Off

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11/11/2019

2019 Thanksgiving Food Drive Kick Off

We invite you to participate in our annual food drive by donating turkeys, non-perishable items, baskets, and/or gift cards.

 (Monetary donat...

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11/23/2019

Family Nominations Open Up

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11/23/2019

Family Nominations Open Up

If you know of a family in need that would benefit from a Thanksgiving Basket please nominate them by clicking on this link.  

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2019 Food Drive with Live Your Dreams Youth Group


Live AKOY & Live Your Dreams Youth Group, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is kicking off our 2019 Thanksgiving Food Drive on November 11th, 2019.  Our goal is to provide Thanksgiving baskets filled with turkeys and nonperishable sides dishes to feed at least 50 families during the Thanksgiving Holiday. 


Please purchase items on our Amazon wish list, drop off items at our drop off locations 

  • The Apartments at City Center: 825 10th Street NW, Washington, DC
  • The Elevation: 100 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, DC
  • 7 Eleven: 4854 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE, Washington, DC
  • The Jamison DC: 3750 Jamison Street, NE. Washington, DC (near Costco)
  • Today Nails: 3118 Queens Chapel Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 


This drive will take place from 11/11/2019 to 11/23/2019 and baskets for the selected families will be distributed to them on 11/26/2019. 


If you want to nominate a family please return on 11/16 to fill out a nomination form.

FAQs

Suggested items to be donated:

  • Cooking oil  
  • Toilet paper
  • Paper towels
  • Trash bags
  • Peanut Butter 
  • Jelly
  • Canned green beans 
  • Canned corn 
  • Canned peas 
  • Canned leafy greens  
  • Canned fruit
  • Canned meat & fish
  • Cake mix and icing
  • Flour
  • Sweet and Low/Splenda
  • Sugar
  • Condiments 
  • Condensed Milk