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Events

Hayride to Christmas 2023

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2023 marks the 42nd year of “The Hayride to Christmas,” which provides holiday meals to the families of disadvantaged school-aged children in the Washington, D.C. area. Originally conceived as “Deborah's Christmas Hayride,” this holiday tradition was started by Deborah Love Matory, a Washington, D.C. psychologist, civic activist, and resident of North Portal Estates. Today, this annual event continues as "The
Hayride to Christmas."

For those of you who have ridden on the Hayride in years past, you know the incredible memories we made in fellowship with the families and on our trips downtown to see the National Christmas tree. Starting with the pandemic, we were compelled to begin a new tradition of collecting funds to purchase grocery gift cards to support the families. Therefore, like last year, we will provide grocery gift cards for distribution by the schools to the identified families.
 

To celebrate our 42nd anniversary, we are asking all Hayride alumni to invite at least two friends to support this effort. For each $120 raised, we are able to provide a family of four with the money needed to prepare a nutritious holiday meal.

Your gift in any amount will go toward making the holidays special for the families we serve. All donations are welcomed! No donation is too small!
 

To our alumni, we appreciate all your support and hope that you will help us again. If you are new to the Hayride, please know that your contributions will go far to making the holidays special for deserving families in the DMV.

If you would like to make a donation, please do so by clicking on the button below by December 15th. All donations are welcomed and appreciated.
 

Thank you for your generosity and Happy Holidays!

 

The Hayride Committee

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