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The 5pm Post – e. l. haynes holiday bazaar and BULB BASH AND SPOON EXTRRAVAAGANZAA this Saturday

By Prince Of Petworth

“The school is having a craft/yard/bake sale this Saturday at 3600 Georgia Ave. NW from 10am – 2pm”

“You are cordially invited to the BULB BASH AND SPOON EXTRRAVAAGANZAA!!!!, a marvelous celebration of bulbed plants AND the autumn issue of your favorite food zine, The Runcible Spoon.

It takes place Saturday, November 20, from 12-3PM, at the Marion Street Garden (on Marion St. between P & Q Streets, NW). There will be cooking and planting demonstrations, glorious bulb-themed food, face-painting (for the kids, not for you) and zines up the wazoo. Come meet the writers from the issue and help us brainstorm story ideas for the winter issue!”

Last 14&U Farmers Market in 2010 on Saturday. And DC State Fair Bake Sale

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user ekelly80

THANKSGIVING BAKE SALE : BAKE SALE to raise money for the DC State Fair)12- 15 local food bloggers and bakers are baking for you: Bakalava, Cookies, Pumpkin Cupcakes w/ a Pumpkin Pie Spice Buttercream Frosting, Apple Spice Cupcakes filled and topped with a Cream Cheese Frosting, Pumpkin Pie Bars,Pumpkin Spice Balls Covered in White Chocolate, Double Decker Pumpkin Bread (Pumpkin bread stuffed with cream cheese filling), Pumpkin Bread with Streusel Topping. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, mini pumpkin pies, holiday cookies–oatmeal coconut-cranberry, brownies, Rice Krispy Treats, Ginger Snap Cookies, Apple Pies, etc.

Saturday is the LAST MARKET of 20010 and we will be chock full of great foods for your Thanksgiving tables–and to stock up your freezers and larders.

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Bundle Up. It will be cool but sunny. So, come say goodbye to your favorite farmers (who get up at 4 am when it is REALLY cold), and come buy your Thanksgiving goodies.

We will have some FREE HOT CIDER at the market table to warm you up if it is cold.

And please contribute a vegetable to our Martha’s Table basket so that they can make hearty soups for those 1700 homeless, cold people they feed every single day.

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The 5pm Post – Support City Gate

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo courtesy of City Gate

“Dear PoP,

Caught in red tape, a local nonprofit is in financial trouble through no fault of its own. What’s at stake? A safe place to go after school for some of D.C.’s neediest children.

City Gate, a nonprofit, faith-based organization, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary of bringing aid to some of the District’s neediest citizens. But what they’re not celebrating is that they’ve never been paid for the day camp they ran this summer that gave Ward 8 kids a safe place to go during summer vacation. They’d been promised a $60,000 grant from city money, but now they’re being told that the grant won’t come through due to a bureaucratic issue that doesn’t involve City Gate.

Now they’re struggling to pay staff salaries, and may have to cut their programs for children in Ward 7 and 8. Read more at Change.org. You can sign a petition to Marion Barry and Vince Gray, asking them to take care of this issue.”

The 5pm Post – ‘A Night of Wine to Benefit the Children’s Law Center’

By Prince Of Petworth

From an email:

“A Night of Wine to Benefit the Children’s Law Center

* Tuesday, Nov 16, 2010 • 6:00pm
* Hosted by Jess Waters
* AM Wine Shoppe
* 2122 18th St NW
* Washington DC 20009

AM Wine Shoppe in Adams Morgan, has generously agreed to partner with Children’s Law Center’s Lawyers for Children Campaign ( http://www.childrenslawcenter.org/) and host a private wine tasting to benefit the CLC on Tuesday November 16th from 6-9pm.

The $40 ticket ($70 per couple) will get you a night of tasting fabulous wines–open bar and snacks (and the satisfaction of knowing you are helping the District’s kids). A portion of both the ticket cost and any wine you buy will go directly to the CLC (the perfect time to stock up on holiday wines!).”

The 5pm Post – The National Multiple Sclerosis Society Happy Hour and/or a Carl Jung Lecture Tonight

By Prince Of Petworth

From an email:

” I wanted to tip you all off to a special group that is getting organized here in the District. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Capitol Chapter, has organized a dynamic group of young professionals to host events and parties that will raise funds to support the local chapter. This new group is specifically aimed at getting young folks involved, with the added incentive of some fabulous happy hour opportunities! As you have helped me get the word out about some of the starter events for this organization, I was hoping you might help me again to get the word out to individuals who would want to support a good cause with some beverage imbibing! As a Columbia Heights resident myself, I know you’re blog is definitely a good resource for fun times!

The event will be WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th. We have rented out the main room of Old Dominion (1219 9th Street NW; Gallery Place/Chinatown) from 5pm to 8pm. ALL ATTENDEES will get great happy hour specials including:

$5 Absolut signature cocktails
$4.75 Draft Beer
$5 Apps

In addition to these fabulous specials, we will be holding two raffles; one for a prize of CASH MONEY and the second for a pair of CAPITOLS TICKETS!”

“Carl Jung’s “Red Book” will be presented by Dr. Janice Quinn, Jungian analyst and head of the Jungian Analysts of Washington Association (JAWA)

Dr Quinn will discuss Jung’s personal journal and sketch book composed during his breakdown just before World War I.

Time: Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 7:00 pm
Place: Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library 1630 7th Street, NW

Lower Level Floor Meeting Room, call 202 727 1288″

Dear PoPville – Looking for a Christmas Charity and School Donation Request

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Wayan Vota

“Dear PoPville,

We recently moved to DC and would like to continue our Christmas tradition, but need a little help from our DC neighbors out there in PoPville. Instead of buying each other presents, we “adopt” a family in need and buy presents they’ve requested on a wish list. This ranges from the very simple (socks, t-shirts) to the fun (games for kids, etc.). We love doing this and would like to find a reputable charity here in DC to participate with. Does anyone out there know of a program that we could join?!

Thanks in advance for your help and Happy Holidays to everyone!”

Sounds like a great idea. Does anyone have good contact info for a program like this?

Speaking of good programs like this – another reader brings our attention to a great group helping teachers:

“Dear PoP,

I teach at Imagine Hope Community Charter School–Lamond Campus, located at N. Capitol and Kansas Ave. These are the projects I have posted to Donorschoose.org. It’s a really cool site allowing public and charter school teachers to post things they need for their classroom. People donate to the projects and once the project is fully funded, donorschoose.org purchases the items and sends them directly to the school. Donors receive thank you notes and pictures of the children using whatever was bought. I would really appreciate the support of the PoP community with the following projects:

http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=466267&challengeid=93003

http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=467169&challengeid=93003

The 5pm Post – Go Ape Fundraiser City Kids Wilderness Project Nov. 14th

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoP,

On May 8th, 2010, we (my wife and I) opened the first Go Ape course in the USA at Rock Creek Regional Park in Rockville, MD. So far, we have had an outstanding year with thousands of Washingtonians swinging from the trees and laughing together with friends and families. As former DC residents (we now live in my parent’s basement in Rockville and rent out our Allison Street home), we know that there are lots of kids who don’t have the opportunity to get out into the outdoors and experience the natural environment away from the buzz and activity of the city streets. As a result, Go Ape has partnered with a great group called City Kids Wilderness Project. City Kids’ Wilderness Project is a Washington DC non-profit that helps get inner city kids into the outdoors. The partnership was a perfect match.

On November 14th, Go Ape will be doing a fundraising day for City Kids Wilderness Project where 100% of proceeds will be donated to this non-profit. Moreover, we will be collecting donations of used gear, packs and clothes for the organization. To make sure the event is a success, we’re also offering discounted tickets ($35 versus $55) to all those that use the code “CKWP14” when booking at www.goape.com or 1-888-520-7322. I was wondering if you could inform the PoP Community of this cause. If you can help us spread the word to make the fundraiser a success, it would be much appreciated as these kids could use our help.”

The 5pm Post – 1st Annual Wardman Park Indoor Mini-Golf Classic Benefiting Children’s Miracle Network

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by flickr user mmwm

From a press release:

WHAT: Washington Marriott Wardman Park invites all mini-golfers to the 1st Annual Wardman Park Indoor Mini-Golf Classic. The 18 hole mini-golf course will be throughout the large hotel and will have hazards, such as registration desks, presidential suites, escalators and outdoor pool. The 1st annual Wardman Park Indoor Mini-Golf Classic to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network, an international non-profit organization that raises funds for children’s hospitals. Mini-golf participants will raise money for Washington’s Children’s National Medical Center, one of the 170 Children’s Miracle Network hospitals that treat 17 million children each year. Awards for will be handed out for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners as well as the Tackiest Golf Outfit. Tee times for foursomes are still available at $200 or $50 per golfer. Price includes food and beverages. To reserve a foursome, please visit http://www.marriotteastern.com/2010WardmanParkCMNGolfClassic

WHEN: Thursday, November 11, Starting at 5 p.m.
WHERE: Washington Marriott Wardman Park
2660 Woodley Road, NW

5 p.m. Registration & Pre-Tournament Reception – Ms. Lauren Shehadi, video anchor and producer for CBSSports.com, the honorary master of ceremonies, will welcome all participants.
6 p.m. First Tee Ceremony – Tournament play will end at 9:30 p.m.
8 p.m. Second Tee Ceremony
8 p.m. Post-Tournament Awards Ceremony Begins Ms. Shehadi will immediately interview all foursomes after there completion of 18th hole. Awards will be presented by Westfield’s Golf Club.

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