John Thompson III Foundation

Community Fest Update

jt3fadmin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:38:11 +0000

In an effort to build on last year’s healthcare portion of Community Day we have enlisted the following additional organizations so far: Free HIV Testing from Prevention Works! DC and Organ Donor Registration with Uniting for Life. They will be joined by the Capital Breast Care Center, DC Fire EMS Blood Pressure Screening and Dr. Thomas Wong, Optometrist.

AVON WALK

jt3fadmin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:14:42 +0000

Earlier this month, The John Thompson III Foundation fielded a team for the Washington, DC Avon Walk. Along with almost 3,000 walkers, Troop Thompson walked a total of 39.3 miles over two days to raise awareness and funds to battle breast cancer.

Overall, $65 million was raised over the weekend by all walkers to fund the goal of all individuals being able to receive medical care regardless of their ability to pay and to aid leading researchers in their search for a cure. Georgetown’s own Lombardi Center and its Capital Breast Care Center were the recipients of three grants totaling $950,000. The CBCC provides culturally appropriate breast cancer screening services and promotes health and wellness to women in Washington, D.C regardless of income. Last year, CBCC screened over 2,000 women.

Thank you to all who gave generously to support our team’s effort. We look forward to fielding a team again next year.

WELCOME!

jt3fadmin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:10:25 +0000

Welcome to our new site! We haven’t had a web presence for a few months due to our redesign, so we are excited to be sharing again what the foundation is doing in our community.

Our next event will be the 4^th Annual JTII Community Fest in late September. As more information becomes available we will post it here.

Teach for America Week 2009

jt3fadmin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:38:54 +0000

On March 6, 2009, Executive Director, Monica Thompson, participated in the Teach For America Week, where she taught a fifth grade English class at the Friendship Public Charter School, Chamberlin Campus. Each year, Teach for America (TFA), engages hundreds of public figures nationwide to serve in America’s classrooms for a day. This year’s guest teachers in the D.C. Region included, Congresswoman Donna Edwards, Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Paul Begala, Wendy Paulson, Gina Adams and Hilary Gillen.

Mystics Breast Health Awareness Game

jt3fadmin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:38:31 +0000

Monica Thompson took part in the WNBA Washington Mystics 2nd Annual Auction in support of Breast Health Awareness and Sibley Memorial Hospital. The foundation donated (2) tickets to the 2010 Georgetown v. Duke men’s basketball game to help raise money for Sibley.

Third Annual JTIII Foundation Community Fest

jt3fadmin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:38:09 +0000

The JTIII Community Fest took place on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at the Turkey Thicket Recreation Center in Northeast Washington, D.C. Community partners for the event included Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington, YMCA, D.C. Department of Parks & Recreation and Washington Jesuit Academy.

Holiday Book Drive

jt3fadmin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:37:51 +0000

The John Thompson III Foundation hosted its Third Annual Holiday Drive this past December during a Georgetown University men’s basketball home game at Verizon Center. The foundation partnered with Everybody Wins! DC, a non-profit organization geared toward improving literacy and the love of learning among the underserved children of the Washington, DC area. Hoya Fans donated over 200 books to Everybody Wins! DC.