DC nonprofit Project GiveBack provides thousands of meals for families

Volunteers packed boxes with Thanksgiving dishes and turkeys for families in need. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)
It's a mission Ransom Miller III started back in 1995. “Twenty four years later, we just distributed 1,600 food baskets and 2,000 turkeys throughout D.C., Maryland and Virginia," said Miller. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)
More than 600 volunteers showed up to pack meals for more than 2,000 families in need this Thanksgiving season. (WTOP/Melissa Howell
The volunteers filled the D.C. Armory on Saturday. (Courtesy Ransom Miller III)
The Thanksgiving dinner boxes were packed and delivered by 600 volunteers. (Courtesy Ransom Miller III)
Project Give Back started 24 years ago, and now there are hundreds of people who help pack boxes with all the items needed for a Thanksgiving dinner.
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WASHINGTON — Thanksgiving is just days away and there are many families in need of a little help when it comes to making sure everyone enjoys a nice meal. Luckily, a local nonprofit helped make that happen Saturday.

D.C.-based Project GiveBack held its 24th annual Thanksgiving Food Distribution event Saturday morning. Inside the DC Armory, volunteers packed boxes with Thanksgiving dishes and turkeys.

It’s a mission Ransom Miller III started back in 1995.

“Twenty four years later, we just distributed 1,600 food baskets and 2,000 turkeys throughout D.C., Maryland and Virginia,” said Miller.

More than 600 volunteers came out to help along the assembly line before packing up cars and delivering the meals to families. It’s what Miller calls a labor of love.

“It’s the volunteers and their spirit that really make it special. There’s always someone who is going to need help and as long as we are cognizant of that, we need to put some action with that,” said Miller.

Markeese Wood is a part of one of those families that received a Thanksgiving meal.

“I’m thankful. We are still living and it’s a blessing, honestly,” said Wood.

It’s an act of kindness he thanks Miller and the many volunteers for making it possible.

Melissa Howell

Melissa Howell joined WTOP Radio in March 2018 and is excited to cover stories that matter across D.C., as well as in Maryland and Virginia. 

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