D.C. United has teamed with local supermarket operator Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, as well as leading youth services provider Sasha Bruce Youthwork to provide 100 families with a complete Thanksgiving food basket this holiday season. On Thursday, Nov. 20, from 4-6 p.m. at Randall Recreation Center in Southwest Washington, the baskets – which are being donated by Shoppers - will be distributed to deserving families in Ward 6 and 7. Each family was selected by Sasha Bruce Youthwork through their community outreach program which helps support low-income families in the area. The program is one of a number of D.C. United initiatives during the busy holiday season.
D.C. United's service to the community continues throughout the offseason. After partnering with different organizations each month during the 2014 campaign through its D.C. United Drives program, the team will host a toy drive from Nov. 24 - Dec. 24 that will benefit numerous organizations in the D.C. metropolitan area. Donations can me made at D.C. United's administrative office located on the 4th Floor of RFK Stadium. Those making a donation will be entered into a drawing that includes a 2014 team signed jersey and ball.
On Dec. 17, D.C. United will partner with the Salvation Army National Capital Area Command as part of its Angel Tree Toy distribution program. United's front office staff will participate in the program's 2014 Ribbon Cutting ceremony and will volunteer to distribute gifts to registered families.
Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, which operates over 50 stores in Baltimore, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C, supports numerous community initiatives, including the Capital Area Food Bank, Maryland Food Bank, Men Aiming Higher, among others.
Sasha Bruce Youthwork is one of the largest and most experienced providers of services to youth in Washington, D.C. The organization's work helps young people find safe homes, achieve and maintain good health and mental health, create and strengthen supportive and stable families, and explore opportunities in education and careers to become tomorrow's leaders. Through 18 professionally staffed programs located throughout the city, Sasha Bruce Youthwork helps young people and families discover their own abilities to transform their lives. For more information about the Sasha Bruce Youthwork please visit www.sashabruce.org
For more information or ways to get involved please contact Victor Melara (vmelara@dcunited.com). To learn more about D.C. United’s community efforts visit the D.C. United In the Community Page.
