From an email:
“Crispus Attucks Park is excited for the 20th annual Bloomingdale Community Day, the largest fundraiser for the Park!
We are excited by our over 10 restaurant partners for the Taste of Bloomingdale event including: (more…)
Fundraiser
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Kristin sends this heartbreaking note: “The parents of the Capitol Hill daycare where Arianna’s mom works have set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral and ongoing expenses after her death on Sunday. Can you share?”
The GoFundMe says:
“We are some of the families at Board of Child Care – Early Childhood Education Center (“BCC”) in Capitol Hill who were devastated to learn that our beloved teacher and the mother of four, Ms. Antionette, and her family were the victims of senseless gun violence on Mother’s Day 2023.
Ms. Antionette and her family were driving home on Sunday night when they heard the sound of gunshots. Ms. Antionette would soon realize that her 10-year-old daughter, Arianna Davis, was struck by the gunfire. Arianna was hospitalized that evening.
On a day that should have been joyful and filled with loving memories, Ms. Antionette and her family were forced to endure this nightmare. And now, it is with a heavy heart that we must share that on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, Arianna succumbed to her injuries. She leaves behind a brokenhearted family and community that will miss her dearly. (more…)
Ilhama Safarova, via GoFundMe
Thanks to Daphna for passing on this fundraiser to support Sharbat:
“Sharbat Bakery and Café made an immediate mark on Adams Morgan and all of Washington DC when it opened in the summer of 2020. At the height of the pandemic, it was a sweet ray of hope. A small business owned and operated by women who are recent immigrants to the United States from Azerbaijan.
The people behind Sharbat are even more special than their unique baked creations and right now they need our help.
Ilhama Safarova, the 51-year-old owner of Sharbat began experiencing severe stomach issues in early 2022, but she worked through the at time debilitating pain, focusing on growing the business. Around Thanksgiving, she was admitted to GW Hospital and spent 35 days there before being diagnosed with stage 4 gastric cancer. She’s gone through multiple rounds of chemotherapy and had a complete gastrectomy earlier this month.
Her daughter Shukrana, who came to this country to go to college is currently running Sharbat. It’s a labor of love that gives her mom hope. But it’s not easy and the medical bills are piling up. (more…)
photo by James0806
From a press release:
“The Shrine of the Sacred Heart off of 16th Street NW is hosting two raffles to raise funds to update its lighting and sound systems.
The Mother’s Day Raffle boasts a first prize of a 60-inch smart television, a second prize of an HP laptop, and third and fourth prizes of iPad Airs. The drawing is Sunday, May 14 and tickets are $5.
You can also enter for a chance to win a Toyota Highlander Hybrid XLE, just don’t plan on making it a Mother’s Day gift. The winner of the car will be drawn on August 6, and tickets are $20.
The raffles are part of larger revitalization efforts in honor of the 100th anniversary of the church’s building, a celebration delayed a year due to the pandemic. The Byzantine-style church is made out of decorative reinforced concrete pioneered by sculptor John Joseph Earley, who also worked on Malcolm X Park down the street and the Franciscan Monastery in Brookland. (more…)
From an email:
“Lost Generation Brewing in NE DC has partnered up with Bluejacket Brewery and Chef’s Stopping AAPI Hate to create a charity beer collab, Tiger Spirit, a Witbier brewed with 50Hertz Tingly Sichuan peppercorns, coriander, chrysanthemum tea and orange peel. (more…)
IRC Alliance writes: “Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 27th at 6:30 pm and join IRC Alliance for a virtual cooking class fundraiser! Our last two cooking classes have been a huge success so we hope you can make it. One ticket costs $30 and a portion of the proceeds will go to IRC’s Silver Spring office to help local refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America.”
“Dear PoPville,
Tiffany MacIsaac of Buttercream Bakeshop is spearheading a fundraiser with Bakers Against Racism to as a part of Child Abuse Prevention Month. [The organization does truly important work for the absolutely most vulnerable in our community. If we can sell out of the boxes the total donation will be over $10,000, which can go a long way for servicing child victims of domestic and sexual abuse and their families.] Lots of D.C. pastry pros from top-notch spots are involved, (more…)
via Kickstarter
Thanks to Rebecca for passing on this great Kickstarter:
“Foxes At Work
A Little Red Fox Comic Cookbook
WHAT IS IT?
A cookbook with gourmet comfort food recipes from the menu of Little Red Fox! Plus, silly all-age comic strips set in a bustling cafe.
We’re back! And this time we’re bringing Little Red Fox to YOU!
When we announced the closure of Little Red Fox – our beloved neighborhood cafe and bakery in Washington, DC – we never could have anticipated the outpouring of love and support from our community… or the incredible number of requests for recipes! Now, we’re putting together all your favorite Little Red Fox recipes into a home-cook friendly format, and we need your help to make this happen!
What will be in it? 60+ of your favorite Little Red Fox recipes, including: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Our 8th graders at Alice Deal Middle School (3815 Fort Dr. NW) are organizing a donation drive to benefit area non-profits.
Donations/contributions can be dropped off between 10 am and 12 noon this coming Saturday March 18th.”
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4800 block 3rd St NW via DC Fire and EMS (12:57 AM March 14)
Thanks to Aaron for sharing: “Please consider donating to one of the families affected by the fire in Petworth on Tuesday morning. Staci is a teacher at Harriett Tubman Elementary.”
Another reader writes: “the owner of @atourofherown had a horrendous apartment fire in the 4800 block of 3rd Street NW early Tuesday morning. Everything she owns is ash. We are trying to raise money via GoFundMe.”
Another reader writes: “I’m a bartender in the city and one of my coworkers and their partner’s apartment building caught on fire. Tariq is not only one of my best friends but one of the reasons I wanted to become a bartender. I just want as much help as we can get because that guy not only could use it right now but deserves it.”