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Mayor Vincent C. Gray and the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation to Host 42nd Annual Turkey Bowl Luncheon

Event Celebrates Championship Football Teams at Coolidge and Dunbar High Schools

What:
42nd annual Turkey Bowl pre-game luncheon for student athletes
When:
11:45 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 22
Where:

Acela Club at the Verizon Center
601 F St NW
Washington, DC

WHO:
  • Mayor Vincent C. Gray
  • City Councilmembers
  • Ellen London, President and CEO of the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation
  • Stephanie Evans, Director of Athletics, DCPS
  • Willie Bennett, Head Coach, Dunbar Senior High School
  • Samuel Epps, Team Captain, Dunbar Senior High School
  • Natalie Randolph, Head Coach, Coolidge Senior High School
  • Charles Gaines, Team Captain, Coolidge Senior High School

WASHINGTON, DC —Mayor Vincent C. Gray and the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation are hosting the 42nd annual Turkey Bowl pre-game luncheon for players on the championship teams in the DC Interscholastic Athletic Association: Dunbar and Coolidge High Schools. 

Stephanie Evans, who was recently named as the new athletic director for DC Public Schools, also will congratulate the athletes. Evans, a former college basketball coach and the first African-American woman to serve as DCPS athletic director, has a keen understanding of the needs of student-athletes in diverse socio-economic environments.

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The DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation is the primary resource for developing partnerships that expand and improve services and opportunities for children and youth in the District of Columbia, especially during their time out of school.  The partnerships include public schools, city agencies, and employers, including non-profit providers. Since its inception in 1999, the Trust has provided grants, technical assistance, youth worker training, capacity building, learning opportunities, convenings, and policy support in the District. For more information, visit www.cyitc.org.