Dudes Who Care started in 2016 when a few friends came up with an idea to give back to the

community. United by their sense of service, they decided to coordinate their first food drive just

before Thanksgiving. That year we were able to collect complete Thanksgiving dinners for just

over 20 families. We have experienced such phenomenal growth over the past 6 years, as this year we focused our efforts on becoming a fully registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

DWC continues to partner with Martha's Choice Marketplace (www.marthaschoicemarketplace.com), the largest, most visited food pantry in Montgomery County serving over 6,000 food-insecure families for our annual Thanksgiving campaign. It is our hope that with DWC’s newly founded non-profit status we can once again surpass our goals and provide for as many families-in-need as possible this holiday season.

A Culture of Charity

Since 2016, DWC has embraced a set of values which help us lead and voluntarily give to those around us. Service, Leadership, Respect, Community, Faith, and Family are what makes a Dude Who Cares. We refer to this set of values as The Dude Code.

          Our Charity began with the idea of helping our members of our local community with three dudes and a son. As we expanded our community, all of our younger Dudes had grown enough to help us in our efforts. Our first year of Thanksgiving collections raised 50 whole turkey dinners. Our second year had a result of 100 turkey dinners. Our third year we raised over 220 complete turkey dinners and over $4,000 worth of food and donations to Martha's Pantry. If this rate holds steady and with our community's support, we hope to exceed our previous record turkey dinners for Thanksgiving every year. It is through our members and fellow dudes that we are able to help the ones who cannot help themselves. It is through our generous actions and donations that hundreds of families are fed.

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