Foundation Toy Drive
The John Thompson III Foundation hosted its Second Annual Toy Drive this past weekend when the Georgetown University men's basketball team beat Memphis at Verizon Center.
The Hoya Hoop Club hosted a pre-game reception where Hoop Club members and friends were asked to donate an unwrapped toy to benefit the #2 Boys & Girls Club and children from the Perry Center.
2nd Annual JTIII Foundation Community Fest
On Saturday, October 18, Coach Thompson, in conjunction with the DC Department of Parks and Recreation hosted the 2nd Annual JTIII Foundation Community Fest at Oxon Run Park in Southeast DC. District youth, seniors and families experienced a full day of education and entertainment, including arts and crafts, games, music, basketball clinics and a wide array of physical fitness drills. Over 25 community groups that service the Anacostia community provided information about their outreach services.
In addition, the Southeast Tennis & Learning Center (a 2007 JTIII Foundation partner) hosted the Heart to Heart Tennis Tournament. Coach Thompson called a celebrity tennis match between tennis legend Zina Garrison and WPGC 95.5 FM radio personality Donnie Simpson. Other guests included the Honorable Councilmember Marion Barry (Ward 8), DPR Director Clark E. Ray, CEO/Founder of the Recreation Wish List Committee Cora Masters Barry, and other city leaders.
Monica Thompson honored by Women at Real Risk (WARR)
On October 20, 2008, Mrs. Thompson spoke at the 8th Annual WARR Gala at the Washington Court Hotel. Founded by Ms. Totlyn Taylor, WARR’s mission is to ensure through individualized support, empowerment and information, that no one faces breast cancer alone or is uninformed. Each year WARR hosts a medical mission to Jamaica to help breast cancer patients there.
Thompsons receive The Gayle Peck Courage Award
Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC) recognized Coach Thompson and Mrs. Thompson on October 22, 2008 at the 4th Annual Pink & Blue Gala hosted by MABC. The Gayle Peck Courage Award was created in memory of Gayle Peck, the wife of MABC cofounder Steve Peck. Proceeds from the event benefited MABC, The Breast Cancer Care Foundation, George Washington University Mobile Mammography Program and Howard University's Mammo Days.
The John Thompson III Foundation Mission
The mission of the John Thompson III Foundation is to foster recently established non-profits that serve at-risk children and families. The primary focus being education and healthcare for families. Our goal is to raise funding and bring awareness to the partners we support.
The Foundation partners primarily, but not exclusively, with non-profits in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, that specialize in programs targeted to underserved children and families.
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The John Thompson III Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) public fundraising foundation.