Sports

Bradley Beal and Monumental Basketball's Thankful Meals

November 19, 2022 | 2:00pm - 4:30pm
R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center

BRADLEY BEAL AND MONUMENTAL BASKETBALL TO HOST THANKSGIVING OUTREACH PRESENTED BY CAREFIRST ON NOVEMBER 19

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards,along with athletes and staff from theWashingtonMystics, CapitalCity Go-GoandWizards District Gaminghavepartnered for the second consecutive year to hostMonumental Basketball’s Thankful Meals presented by CareFirst, a community outreach for residents in Wards 7 and 8.

The followingmembersof MonumentalBasketballwill be in attendance to help distribute meals and goods: Wes and Evelyn Unseld (Washington Wizards),Bradley and Kamiah Beal(Washington Wizards), Natasha Cloud (Washington Mystics), Daniel and DaShaundra Gafford (Washington Wizards), Anthony and Jenna Gill (Washington Wizards), Jordan Goodwin (Washington Wizards & Capital City Go-Go), Myisha Hines-Allen (Washington Mystics), Monte Morris (Washington Wizards), Amber Nichols (Capital City Go-Go), Mike Williams (Capital City Go-Go), along with Justin Kaplan  (Kapp) and Justin Howell (JustAwkward)from Wizards District Gaming. 

Wizards and Mystics entertainer, DJ Heat, along with the Wizards Dancers, G-Wiz and Pax will all be in attendance to support the event and provide entertainment. CommanderJohn Branch and officers from the 7th District Police Department will also be on hand to assist with the event.

Healthcare provider CareFirst will distribute grocery store bags, hand sanitizer, Kleenex tissues and other hygiene-based items for the fall and winter seasons. 

“We are grateful to Monumental Basketball for their partnership on the Thankful Meals event, which is firmly aligned with CareFirst’s values of promoting health and wellbeing among our neighbors in Wards 7 and 8,” said Dr. Destiny-Simone Ramjohn, Vice President of Community Health and Social Impact at CareFirst. “As a leading employer and community champion in Washington, D.C., we are proud to stand alongside Monumental Sports and other collaborators to deliver a myriad of healthy resources in a centralized location. We look forward to many more years of combined efforts that enhance quality of life for District residents.”

Monumental Basketball’s Thankful Meal’s will distribute the following:
Courtesy of Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation, participants will take home a GIANT Food gift card, with MSE Foundation donating $25,000 worth of GIANT Food gift cards for the event.
Beal will distribute 2,000 hot meals from Black-owned restaurant Henry’s SoulCafé.
Participantswillalsoreceive gloves, socks, beanies and t-shirts provide byGafford and his wife DaShundra.
Hygiene kits will be distributed courtesy ofGill and his wife Jenna.
Those in attendance can pick up a sweet treat at Captain Cookie & the Milkman’s food truck outside of the R.I.S.E. Center courtesy of Morris.
Courtesy of GIANT Food bottled water will also be handed out.

Patrons will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.Many Black-owned businesses including AlphaLit DC, Morel Exquisite Designs and Cocktails by Cryssyhave also madein-kind donationsto the community outreach.

Monumental Basketball players and staff will be available to the media from 2:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.Media interested in covering the event need to RSVP atcredentials@monumentalsports.com.