#416Helps

 Elite Involvement held its first annual #416Helps Winter Clothing Drive from October through January 2023. We collected over 700 donated items from 9 local sports organizations in the greater Richmond area, in addition to 5 other small businesses locally. Our team was able to hand out donations to four community shelters in Richmond, VA, two shelters in Toronto, ON, and three shelters in Washington, DC. Elite Involvement would like to extend its gratitude to organizations and institutions that helped us collect donations. Winter clothing, including gently-worn coats, hats, jackets, gloves, scarves and blankets were collected in donation boxes throughout Richmond, VA. We received 96 donations from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Theta Rho Chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University, 69 donations from Midlothian Athletic Club  Extra donations received during the donation period will be dispersed in Richmond, VA and Washington, D.C. with the help of Hoop For All January 20-22, 2023.

Volunteers to pass out donations include Sam Robinson, Scarborough native currently playing collegiate basketball in Richmond and Janika Griffith-Wallace as well as former teammates of theirs in Ontario.