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Stand-up Comedy Benefitting Health Care For Immigrants Thursday

By Prince Of Petworth

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From an email:

“Next Thursday (2/2) Grassroots Comedy DC will be hosting a Super Spectacular Comedy Show with DC comedian Tony Woods. All of the profits will go towards supporting La Clinica del Pueblo, a non-profit organization in Columbia Heights that provides health care services to immigrants and Latinos in DC. It will be a great night of comedy for a great cause!

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017

Doors: 6:30pm, Show: 7:30 pm

Where: Bier Baron Tavern at 1523 22nd St NW

Tickets: $10

Link for tickets.

Facebook Event Page.”

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“A beloved H Street dog walker lost everything in a fire.”

By Prince Of Petworth

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via gofundme

A reader sends this sad note from GoFundMe:

“Karllito, a beloved friend, neighbor and dogwalker, and his two kids recently lost everything in a house fire.

They need to replace their personal effects, buy clothes, toys, books and get their lives back on track.

The dogs in this picture are just a fraction of everyone in the community that love Karllito and his kids.

Karllito is a a single dad of two and a Navy veteran who lives in the H Street Corridor. His daughter wants to be a veterinarian and thus they have opened their home to fostering & adopting many pets to nurture her love for animals.

Karllito and his family have helped out the community when we need and not it’s our time to help him. Please contribute whatever you can to help get Karllito and his two kids back on their feet.

Thank you all!

Help spread the word!”

If you would like and are able you can make a donation here.

“I thought the community should know.”

By Prince Of Petworth

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“Dear PoPville,

My Mom escorts at Planned Parenthood and there have been massive protests at the New York Ave. one this week. I thought the community should know.”

From Planned Parenthood:

“For the past century, Planned Parenthood has transformed women’s health and empowered millions of people worldwide to make informed health decisions, forever changing the way they live, love, learn and work.”

If you would like to make a donation to Planned Parenthood you may do so here.

The Pub and The People is hosting a fundraiser for The Women’s March on Washington Sunday

By Prince Of Petworth

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1648 North Capitol St, NW at R Street courtesy Pub and the People

“The Pub and The People Presents: WMW Fundraiser
Sunday at 5 PM – 8 PM

The Pub and The People is hosting a fundraiser for The Women’s March on Washington – District of Columbia on Sunday, January 15th from 5pm to 8pm! A portion of proceeds from ALL sales will be going towards supplying DC local ambassadors, printing costs, and logistical support.

Additionally, WMW DC Local will get 50% of all Civic Vodka drinks. Civic Vodka is a product of Republic Restoratives, a female owned distillery in DC!

Learn more about how you can help the #WomensMarch locally at: www.wmwdclocal.com”

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“Love Trumps Hate Rainbow Bash to raise money for local non-profits” Thurs. Jan. 19th

By Prince Of Petworth

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2009 8th Street, NW (off Florida Ave)

From a press release:

“The Washington Blade in partnership with DC Brau, Absolut Vodka, Tequila Avión, Jameson Irish Whiskey and Town Danceboutique are hosting the Love Trumps Hate Rainbow Bash on Thursday, January 19th from 9PM-1AM. DJ’s Keenan Orr and Tim Jackson will provide music and dancing. Town Danceboutique is located at 2009 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20001.

All proceeds of the ticket and raffle sales will benefit three local non-profits that embrace environmental, healthcare and LGBT issues.

Anacostia Watershed Society – The mission of the Anacostia Watershed Society is to protect and restore the Anacostia River and its watershed communities by cleaning the water, recovering the shores, and honoring the heritage. (more…)

Help if You Can – “Unfortunately, budget issues beyond the control of the campus have resulted in library funding being cut by 70% for this school year.”

By Prince Of Petworth

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“Dear PoPville,

Hi, I’m Jennie. I’m the school librarian at Chavez Prep Middle School, which is located at Kenyon and Sherman in Columbia Heights. We serve over 300 students in sixth through ninth grade. The kids at my school are awesome. I know most educators probably say that about their students, but these are seriously the coolest kids I’ve ever worked with. They are funny, creative, smart, and resilient in the face of adversity.

Our students are voracious readers! The library at Prep is quite small – about the size of a classroom – but our annual book circulation tops that of schools with more than triple our student enrollment. The kids love reading and I love helping them find books they’ll enjoy. I think many of us probably had a moment as children when we just “clicked” with a particular book (it was Nancy Drew for me!). That moment is often the start of a lifelong passion for books and reading. I LOVE it when I connect kids with books that “click” with them – it’s seriously the coolest thing to have a kid check out a book, read it in one day, and come back the next frantically searching for the sequel.

Unfortunately, budget issues beyond the control of the campus have resulted in library funding being cut by 70% for this school year. I can’t buy the books my students want to read. I’ve been paying for highly requested titles out of my own pocket, but the need for books is greater than what I can afford as an individual. That’s why I’ve created a GoFundMe Campaign to buy books for the Prep library. Donors have the option to sponsor a particular book (I’ll add a bookplate with your name on the inside cover) and will receive a thank-you note and a one-of-a-kind bookmark created by the students in my Coloring Club.

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It’s Cold But this is for a Great Cause and Milkshakes!!

By Prince Of Petworth

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courtesy Ice Cream Jubilee

From a press release:

“This holiday season, Ice Cream Jubilee is proud to continue its tradition of supporting local non-profits that support Washington, DC children learn and express their creativity. This year, we are partnering with 826DC, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.

“At Ice Cream Jubilee, our mission is to make people happy with our creative flavors of ice cream,” said Ice Cream Jubilee founder Victoria Lai. “We love encouraging people to act on their creativity, try new things, and even explore inventing their own flavor combinations. Ice Cream Jubilee stands behind 826DC’s mission to support kids’ creative writing skills and help them imagine and create a more magical world.”

Ice Cream Jubilee is delighted to present a fun and delicious challenge to Washington, DC ice cream lovers that supports 826DC’s writing programs: create your own ice cream milkshake with our winter seasonal flavors, and receive it for FREE with a donation to 826DC of $5 or more. Each milkshake creator can choose from 5 flavors for their creation: Boozy Eggnog, Maple Rye Pecan, Pumpkin Honeycomb, Salty Apple Cinnamon, and Bold Vanilla. We suggest a Pumpkin Eggnog milkshake or Caramel Apple milkshake.

Ice Cream Jubilee will also present a special prize to the milkshake creator who posts the most delicious looking and sounding photo of their creation on social media. This challenge begins on Tuesday, December 13 and continues through December 31.

Ice Cream Jubilee is also launching its seasonal hot drinks: (more…)

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