EVENTS
PARTIAL LIST OF DONORS
International VIP Reception
o Exposed over 2,000 youth in middle, high schools and colleges and universities to business and career opportunities in the international arena.
o Distinguished Attendees:
o Ambassadors from Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Senegal, Tanzania and other African countries
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade & Festival
o Held at the Wayne K. Curry Sports & Learning Complex
o Over 100,000 attendees in its 9 year history
o Largest event of its kind in the State of Maryland
o Over 100 community, business and political organizations involved annually
Official Visit by the President of the Republic of Kenya
o First organization to host an event in the Blair House, official guest house of the President of the United States.
o Honored His Excellency Mwai Kibaki, President of the Republic of Kenya
Broadway, New York
o Acclaimed actor and human rights activist Danny Glover funded a trip for participants to attend his Broadway Show in New York and to present him with the International Global Award onstage after the show
Youth Entrepreneurial Development Summit
o Youth applied for a grant from Prince George’s Home of Philanthropy for $2,500.00. Youth were awarded an additional $1,000.00
o Youth conducted a summit to educate Prince George’s County young people ages 9-17 on the principles of entrepreneurship.
Global Developmental Services For Youth, Inc. is a IRS certified 501 (c) (3) organization and is recognized as a charitable organization and in Good Standing in the State of Maryland.
Government (Grant)
• Maryland State Governor’s Office on Teen Pregnancy Prevention
• Maryland Insurance Administration
• Prince George’s County Government
• City of Seat Pleasant
• Maryland National-Capital Park & Planning Commission
Corporations (Corporate Giving)
• Fannie Mae Corporation
• Golin-Harris International
• Amalgamated Bank of New York
• Industrial Bank of Washington
• Paradigm Solutions Corporation
• Giant Food, Inc.
• PEPCO
• Washington Gas
• The Washington Post
• The Michael Companies
• Hargroves
• Major Broadcasting Cable Network
• International Firm of Latham & Watkins
• ICI Systems, Inc.
• Outback Steakhouse
• Cingular Wireless
• Verizon
• Workforce Services Corporation
• Howard University
• The Washington Redskins
Foundations (Grant)
• Freddie Mac Foundation
• German Orphan Home Foundation
• Commonweal Foundation
• First Data Western Union Foundation
• Prince George’s Home of Philanthropy
• Bonnie Johns Children Fund
www.gdsy.org
Phone: 301-520-5989 | Post Office Box 3951 |Seat Pleasant, MD 20791
