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“Dear PoP,
I’m running the National Marathon on March 26 in D.C. to raise money for a new nonprofit, Back on My Feet. They enlist homeless people into a running schedule. If they stick with the schedule, they earn the opportunity to connect with job training, employment, and housing.”
Sounds like a great cause. Best of luck! You can donate here.
Mostly safe for work but a little cursing in the beginning of video.
“Dear PoP,
I thought you’d like to know about an event that is happening this Saturday—it is only $5 (nearly free!) and all the money goes to charity. I am one of the co-founders of the DC Lady Arm Wrestlers and this Saturday we are putting on another show.
Last year we had two bouts during which we raised more than $4500 for two local charities–The House of Ruth and Service Women’s Action Network.
March 5th is our third match-up and we hope to raise even more money for the Fisher House Foundation. Fisher House Foundation donates “comfort homes,” built on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers. These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful times – during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury. All proceeds from the match–including admission fees and bets made on wrestler–will go to a DC area Fisher House.
Please help us get the word out about our event! And then come out to enjoy the antics and celebrate the smackdowns as an array of wrestlers wrangle for the coveted Golden Bicep, all while raising money for the Fisher House.
WHEN: Saturday, March 5th at 7:30 pm
WHERE: American Legion Post 8 on Capitol Hill—conveniently located a few blocks from Capitol South metro stop at 224 D Street, SE.
HOW MUCH WILL THIS COST ME: Tickets $5 at the door!”
Columbia Heights’ IHOP located at 14th and Irving St, NW
From a press release:
The National Capital Area Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is proud to announce its continued partnership with the Washington, DC area IHOP restaurants and their celebration of National Pancake Day.
National Pancake Day will take place on March 1, 2011. As part of the celebration, all participating, local IHOP restaurants will give away a free short stack of pancakes in the hopes that patrons will make a donation to support the fight against blood cancers. Last year, National Pancake Day raised $76,000 for the National Capital Area Chapter of LLS and this year the hope is to raise even more – $100,000 to be exact.
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From an email:
“Just wanted to send out a quick reminder, about our fundraiser for the Belfast beltway boxing project tonight (Friday) at the pug from 8 ’til 10. a twenty dollar donation gets you open Jameson’s and Murphy’s as a warm up for patty’s day. as a quick refresher, the Belfast beltway boxing project helps at risk youth in Belfast and dc. we’ve been bringing lads over from Belfast for a couple years now, and hope to eventually bring some kids over to Belfast.”
The Pug is located at 1234 H St, NE.
Pug proprietor and Belfast Beltway Boxing Supporter – TonyT
“Aid El Salvador is a non profit organization that provides scholarships to underprivileged youth in El Salvador.
Thurs. Feb. 24th 5:30pm – Midnight
Haydees Restaurant
3102 Mt. Pleasant St, NW”
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“Dear PoP,
Join Polaris Projectstaff, an anti-human trafficking nonprofit, and a new class of fellows for our first happy hour event of the year! With a small donation you can help us meet the basic needs to survivors of human trafficking here in the D.C. Metro area:
– $10 provides one meal
– $15 allows us to purchase multiple hygiene products
– $30 allows us to purchase items for emergency response kits that have sweatpants, a sweat shirt, a toothbrush, toothpaste, a hairbrush, and shampoo
Where: THE FRONT PAGE at 1333 New Hampshire Ave NW – Dupont Circle metro (south exit)
When: Wednesday, Feb 16, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Who: You, your friends, co-workers and other anti-trafficking activists
Specials: Your $10 donation at the door will get you an extended happy hour including $2.50 drafts, wine, and house liquor”
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“Dear PoP,
This spring, as part of a new national school garden initiative, DCCK will be partnering with the Truck Farm project to build a DC Truck Farm. The result will be a mobile school garden in the back of a pick-up truck that will serve as a tool to combat childhood obesity by engaging urban youth in interactive lessons about fresh fruits and veggies and healthy eating. In order to build our mobile farm, DC Central Kitchen seeks a donation of one pick-up truck, in good, working condition before April 1st, 2011.
If people want to contact us about this project, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]
DCCK is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation which operates a “community kitchen” recovering 1 to 2 tons of unused food from places such as hotels, restaurants, and catered events. The donated food is recycled into over 4,500 nutritious meals each day for the homeless and hungry in our Nation’s Capital. We are run by our mission of using food as a tool to “Strengthen Bodies, Empower Minds, and Build Communities.” As a part of that mission, DCCK established the Healthy Returns program to bring healthy meals and snacks to agencies serving low-income children and at-risk youth throughout the Washington DC area. In addition to healthy food, the program provides nutritional education. Through interactive and fun lessons, children are taught the skills that will enable them to make healthy food choices throughout their lives.
We will begin planting our educational garden in early April and make visits from May through September. Throughout the growing season, we will use the Truck Farm to visit our 23 Healthy Returns agencies around the city along with the 7 DC public schools that DC Central Kitchen serves. Our visits will give urban youth the chance to engage in hands-on activities with the food that nourishes them each day. We believe that this opportunity will help students to understand the importance of healthy foods and lifestyles, a lesson that will be valuable throughout their lives.”
“Dear PoP,
As you may know the Latin American Youth Center has been serving Colombia Heights at-risk youth for many years. This month LAYC is hosting a Comedy Night at the Tivoli’s Gala Theatre. The show will take place at GALA Theatre on Wednesday, February 23rd at 6pm. The comedians are all top shelf and have volunteered their time for our show. This event will be a great way to bring the community together for a hilarious night in support of a nonprofit that has helped the youth in Colombia Heights for so many years. The proceeds will help support LAYC youth programs. Tickets are only $10 and can be purchased online here.
For more information please contact the Event Coordinator
Tatiana Miró Email: [email protected]
¡Muchísimas gracias Principe!”
Image of potential future streetcar system from Streetcars for DC facebook page.
From an email:
On Thursday, January 27 at 6:00 p.m., the Sierra Club’ s Washington, D.C. Chapter will hold a streetcar happy hour at SOVA (1359 H Street NE).
Please join fellow streetcar supporters to have a drink and celebrate recent streetcar successes while informally discussing next steps for our campaign to make streetcars a reality in D.C.
The Sierra Club plans to begin holding streetcar happy hours on a regular basis, and we hope to reach out to as many parts of the city as possible. If you would like to see a happy hour take place in your neighborhood, please contact Jason Broehm, chair of the Chapter’s transportation committee, at [email protected].
To learn more about DC’s streetcar initiative, visit here.
“Dear PoP,
Our two loved and caring friends have passed on early morning of the 14th. Their car has hit a patch of ice and ended up in the oncoming traffic (alcohol was not a factor at all as both individuals do not drink). We are helping their families in this tragic moments to raise $15-18K for each in order to have them taken back to the homeland Serbia for burial.
Two young men from Serbian American community in the Washington/Baltimore area died in an automobile accident on Canal Road in Northwest Washington DC when their car collided with another vehicle after hitting a patch of ice, just few of days ago.
Radovan Vulikic was born on March 21, 1983 in Belgrade, Serbia
Milos Milicevic was born on July 12, 1979 in Knjazevac, Serbia.
For those of you who did not know them, they were honest, hard-working young men who were trying to build a better life for themselves here while at the same time taking care of their families in Serbia.
Many fundraisers are happening this week, as we are trying to send their remains back to their families in Serbia, here you are few:
Wednesday Jan 19th 2-6PM Cafe Paradiso
2649 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 2nd floor
Monday, Jan 17th at 6:00pm Fly Lounge
1802 Jefferson Place NW“