Dear Friend, 

I pray your summer is going well with you and your family.  There are three things coming up that I would like for you to consider.
 
1. Project GiveBack has been nominated for the first annual LoveFromTheSoundStage.com Community Achievement Award.  Please show your support of what we do in the community by voting online (http://vote.lovefromthesoundstage.com/lssawards/community-achievement-award/).  Also, feel free to post this voting opportunity on your social media outlets.  Voting ends 9/15/11.
 
2. Please support the Capital Punishment All Star Charity Basketball Game hosted by Miles Rawls and The Goodman Basketball League.  The game will take place on Saturday August 20, 2011 at Coolidge High School.  At 4:30  there will be an AAU Exhibition featuring Team Takeover, then at 6:30 the main event featuring The Goodman League (East Coast) v. The Drew League (West Coast). Committed players include Kevin Durant, John Wall, Nick Young, Ty Lawson, Demarcus Cousins, Javale McGee, Josh Selby, Baby Shaq, D-Nice and many more.  Email ransom@projectgiveback.org for ticket information.  A portion of the proceeds will benefit Project GiveBack. 
 
3. Most importantly, our 17th Annual Thanksgiving Food Distribution will be held November 18-19, 2011.  Donation pledges are being accepted now by emailing ransom@projectgiveback.org.  Online donations are accepted year round at www.projectgiveback.org.  The deadline to be included as a Sponsor in our media blasts and official marketing material is 10/1/2011. Please save the date and Join us as we make a difference in our community!
 
As always we encourage you to keep up with us online by liking our facebook fan page facebook.com/projectgiveback and following us on twitter @ProjectGiveBack.  The Why I GiveBack (WIG) social media campaign will begin on 10/1/2011. Stay tuned.
 
God bless you, 

Ransom Miller, III
Project GiveBack
Founder & Chairman
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The Children of Mine Center

The day started with rainy dreary skies and a chilling temperature.  DC's favorite weatherman Chuck Bell who proudly displays a University of Oklahoma Coffee mug on his desk said that it would start out rainy, but that there was a possibility that we could have spurts of sunshine throughout the day.  As usual the Project GiveBack Annual Children's Easter Celebration was to go on rain or shine.  As fate would have it, the skies cleared and it turned out to be an amazing day.  Around noon children began to trickle in to the Children of Mine Community Center in Southeast Washington DC.  They were greeted by a thick white smoke coming from Rick Mclean's brand new grill.  The children were treated to hamburgers and hot dogs fresh off the grill.  Once everyone was full, it was time for a discussion of the Christian meaning of Easter by Project GiveBack founder Ransom Miller, III.  After that, the children were separated by age and the hunt was on.  After the hunt, the children were split into four teams for the egg and spoon relay races.  The older children served as team captains and they were asked to come up with team names.  Team PaidVille, Team LoLo, Team Eddie, and Team Extreme Dynamite competed for ribbons.  A very competitive hoola hoop contest went down to the wire.  The day ended with the distribution of prizes and goodie bags.  Project Coordinator Dee Edwards was meticulous in her planning for the event.  After years of successful events, she has this program down a science.  "It was really rewarding to see the older children who have participated in the program since its inception come back and participate as helpers" said Dee.