ravens in our community

RAVENS IN OUR COMMUNIT Y
RAY LEWIS PROVIDES TURKEYS TO FAMILIES IN NEED
CB Jimmy Smith and RB Ray Rice joined Lewis to help
distribute turkeys to families in need.
For many underserved families in Baltimore, the holidays can be a stressful time. But, thanks to LB Ray Lewis (top left) and the Ray
Lewis Family Foundation, more than 800 families will not have to worry about going without a Thanksgiving meal this year.
On Tuesday (11/15), Lewis continued his Thanksgiving traditions in the Baltimore community. For the 12th consecutive year, Lewis
hosted his annual Thanksgiving distribution at WEB DuBois High School.
With help from RB Ray Rice and CB Jimmy Smith, Lewis distributed Thanksgiving baskets and home products/toiletries to families in
need. Volunteers from Verizon Wireless, WalMart, MCS Services and local high school football teams were also on hand to help with
the distribution.
JAMEEL M C CL AIN
RAY RICE
On Tuesday (11/15), LB Jameel McClain (above) continued
his strong partnership with The Salvation Army, kicking off the
holiday season in Baltimore.
RB Ray Rice (above) was in full Thanksgiving mode on Tuesday
(11/15). After attending Lewis’ Thanksgiving event, Rice made
his way to Baltimore’s Helping Up Mission for the sixth annual
holiday dinner.
For the third year, McClain helped launch The Salvation Army’s
Red Kettle fundraising campaign, an annual holiday tradition.
In addition to presenting awards to local business and individuals for their support of The Salvation Army, McClain joined
the festivities and participated in the symbolic first donation.
In the evening, McClain hosted the second annual 53 Families
Thanksgiving Dinner at The Salvation Army Warehouse in Baltimore. Safeties Haruki Nakamura and Ed Reed, as well as NT
Brandon McKinney, joined McClain to serve a Thanksgiving
dinner and distribute grocery bags with gifts to families in need.
LB Josh Bynes, TE Ed Dickson, WRs Lee Evans and David Reed,
DT Bryan Hall, P Sam Koch, FB Vonta Leach, QB Tyrod Taylor
and CB Cary Williams helped the Pro Bowler serve a special
meal to approximately 300 men who visit and live at the shelter.
During the meal, members of the shelter received all the traditional Thanksgiving fixings, including mashed potatoes, sweet
potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce and, of course, turkey.
The men also had the opportunity to participate in trivia for a
chance to win Ravens prizes.