Fundraiser

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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”

Photo by PoPville flickr user lmno.p

“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,

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:

Radovan Vulikic Fundraiser

Wednesday Jan 19th 2-6PM Cafe Paradiso
2649 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 2nd floor

Milosh Milicevic Fundraiser

Monday, Jan 17th at 6:00pm Fly Lounge
1802 Jefferson Place NW“

Photo by PoPville Flickr user Jess J

“Dear PoP,

I work for MAG (Mines Advisory Group), a non-profit organization that clears landmines and destroys weapons in conflict-affected countries around the world, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, and Vietnam. This Friday December 10, Town Tavern (2323 18th St, NW) in Adams Morgan is offering drink specials to benefit MAG’s life-saving work from 6-11PM. For a $5 donation at the door you can enjoy $2 domestic beers and mixed rail drinks from 6-9pm and $3 domestic beers and mixed rail drinks from 9-11pm. All of the proceeds will benefit MAG’s work and make life safer for people recovering from the devastating impact of war.”

Cheap Art Sale
Benefit for Girls Rock! DC
Saturday, December 11th
1-5pm
at La Casa (3166 Mt Pleasant St NW, Washington, DC)
Contact: Bekka Barker, [email protected]

Washington, DC—On Saturday, December 11th the third annual Cheap Art Sale will
host artists from across the city who will show and sell original works of art, and donate
half or more of all the proceeds to the nonprofit Girls Rock! DC. All art will be priced
at $50 or less. The Cheap Art Sale is an opportunity for shoppers to purchase unique
holiday gifts and one-of-a-kind items. Participating artists include Leslie Andrus, Lely
Constantinople, Mike Ferguson, Sha Grogan-Brown, Floyd Knight, Tom LeGro, Gina
Matchitt, Les Telusan, Lisa Marie Thalhammer, Frank Turner and others. Artwork sold
will include paintings, screen printed goods, lots of photography and more.

With a base in music education, Girls Rock! DC aims to create a supportive, inclusive
and creative space for girls to develop their self-confidence, build community, stand up
and rock out! Following in the footsteps of girls rock camps across the United States,
Girls Rock! DC was founded in October 2007 by an all volunteer collective of DC Metro
Area musicians, teachers, artists and community organizers. In August 2008, over 100
volunteers built upon their diverse musical backgrounds, connections to local youth and
approaches to grassroots organizing to create a week-long day camp for Washington
DC area girls ages 8-18. The camp has taken place yearly. During the week, campers
receive small group instruction on electric guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, turntables
or vocals, form bands, collaborate to write an original song and ROCK out the stage.
Campers learn about the history of women in rock, gender and cultural identity, band
merchandise and promotion, conflict resolution and other skills young women need to
take over the world of rock!