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KETTLER Joins the Third Annual Tysons Tailgate

KETTLER Joins as Visionary Sponsor of the Tysons Tailgate: Building Brighter Futures

KETTLER, the Washington, D.C. area’s award-winning real estate development and property management company, joins the third annual #TysonsCares Season of Giving as Visionary Sponsor for one of three fundraising intiatives, Tysons Tailgate: Building Brighter Futures.

The two-month long series of community events is a large-scale fundraising initiative designed to connect local stakeholders to raise money for local charities serving at-risk populations in Tysons, Va., and the surrounding region. The event is hosted by Tysons Partnership, a collaborative of Tysons stakeholders focused on accelerating the transformation of Tysons into the next greatest American city.

“For many of us at KETTLER, Tysons is where we live, work, and play and we are grateful to Tysons Partnership for taking the lead in placemaking our beloved community,” said Robert C. Kettler, CEO of KETTLER. “We are delighted to play a larger role in this year’s #TysonsCares Season of Giving. With one of our company’s core values of ‘Building Community’ we pride ourselves on placing the needs of others before those of our own and it’s events like these that we’re able to make a true and positive impact.”

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The #TysonsCares Season of Giving kicked off on September 5th, with the launch of Shoes4Kids: a shoe donation drive benefiting students enrolled in financial aid programs throughout eight local Fairfax County elementary schools. The events, which will run through October 24th, include Food For Others Tysons 5Kon September 8th, and the much anticipated Tysons Tailgate on September 27th.

Last year, #TysonsCares Season of giving generated $55,000 in total donations supporting food, shelter and clothing initiatives, including Food for Others, Second Story and The Foundation of Fairfax County Public Schools.

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For more information about the 2018 #TysonsCares Season of Giving campaign, including a schedule of events and engagement opportunities, visit: https://www.tysonspartnership.org/tysons-cares-2018/.

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