Fundraiser

“Each year — for the past 20 years — one of our neighbors has led the Thanksgiving Day Basket Project. She accepts food donations to prepare at least 30 Thanksgiving food baskets for needy seniors and families in our neighborhood – last year, she was able to prepare 49 baskets!

WHAT: Bring your Thanksgiving food donations – specifically, small size non-perishable food items

WHEN: Sunday October 17th (our friendly neighbor who makes the baskets starts early so that she can fill the gaps)

WHERE: The Red Derby (14th and Quincy)”

Tilted Torch
Spook-o-rama
Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 9:00 pm
Warehouse Theater
645 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001
$20, http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/133375

Washington, DC – Tilted Torch returns to Washington, DC, after back-to-back sold out shows in
Baltimore! And this time, these characters will certainly cast a spell on you with their new
production, Spook-o-rama.

Dust off your headstone and join the creatures of the night on a terrifying journey that only Tilted
Torch can provide. This spooky variety show runs for one night only⎯Saturday, October 30th at
9:00 pm⎯and features Miss Joule and Malibu’s bloodcurdling fire play. Little Luna will rattle your
skeleton bones with her wicked pasties and Sabrina Chap will be flying in from New York City on
her broomstick with her ruthless ragtime. Teleporting from San Francisco, Miss Rosie will astound
with her eerily haunting hoopdancing. The head boogieman for the evening is the sinister
femme-cee Shortstaxx. With ghastly games and an outrageous raffle, the ghouls and goblins of
Tilted Torch will make you scream for more! And when the show ends, the party begins… The
Warehouse Theater and The Passenger combine for an after-party like no other. Dance the
evening away in the Theater with DJ MG or cozy up to the bar in the Passenger for one of the
best cocktails in the city!

Hot Halloween attire preferred.”

From an email:

“For the second year in a row, the Embassy of Finland, located across from Observatory Circle on Massachusetts Ave., is co-hosting the annual anniversary celebration of Vida Senior Centers. Vida is an Adams Morgan non-profit organization serving over 600 low-income seniors in the DC metro area, most of whom are Latino, through services and activities that seek to improve the seniors’ wellness, self-sufficiency and independence.

Join them on October 26, 2010 at 6:30 pm for their 41st birthday celebration, featuring a cocktail reception, an open bar, door prizes and a fabulous silent auction, live Latin music, salsa and tango dancing, and other exciting entertainment. Tickets are available for $100 (or $60 for young professionals) and must be purchased by October 22. The Embassy of Finland is the greenest embassy in the US and has won numerous prizes for its sleek energy preserving design. Have fun there and support Vida’s programs to help multi-cultural seniors in the metro area age in place and with dignity. To buy your tickets visit here or call Brigitte at 571-312-2709.”

“Dear PoP,

Chef/Owners of Black Restaurant Group, Barbara and Jeff Black have teamed up with Children’s National Medical Center and Dr. Fran Cogen, MD to raise money for children who suffer from diabetes as their son Simon has juvenile diabetes. Black Restaurant Group has set a goal to raise $200,000 to build a new state of the art kitchen that is part of a $5 million expansion at Children’s National Medical Center to support children with diabetes.

The first event is Pig Out for Diabetes on 10/24/10 at Black Market Bistro. The Pig Out will feature a BBQ Competition and Black Market Bistro will be serving up lots of other great BBQ/picnic items and of course there will be live music and fun activities for the kids. Tickets are $45 in advance and include all you can eat and drink!

PoP readers can receive $5 off the ticket price with the code POPPIGOUT

Tickets can be purchased at http://blackrestaurantgroup.com/events.html.”

Sounds awesome. I love giving away tickets and this one sounds especially fun. To win the tickets simply leave a comment telling me what is your favorite type of bbq? I’ll announce the winner Friday. Thanks to the Black Restaurant Group for giving PoP readers this opportunity.

“Dear PoP,

* John is the only chef in the Sears Chef Challenge that works for a nonprofit. His goal is to make healthy, local food more accessible to people—no matter their economic circumstances. He practices that here at Miriam’s Kitchen, and is involved with initiatives around the city (including Michelle Obama’s Chefs Move to Schools program) that practice the same.
* If John gets through to the next round, Miriam’s Kitchen will win $5,000. That means 5,000 additional healthy meals Chef John can serve to our guests. We serve nearly 80,000 meals a year, so this would be a huge help.
* John is currently competing against two other chefs from DC. You can see their bios at www.searschefchallenge.com. The vote tally keeps fluctuating, and despite being in the lead for the past four days, John is now down by a big number of votes. We’re rallying our supporters, but need a wider base of support to get John to the semifinals in Chicago and $5,000 for Miriam’s Kitchen!
* If John wins this round, he’ll head out to Chicago to compete against three other chefs from Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. Clearly, DC has the edge in this culinary competition, and we think Chef John gives DC the best chance to win.
* If John wins the whole thing, Miriam’s Kitchen will win $20,000. That’s right, 20,000 more meals for our guests—a quarter of all the meals we’ll serve in 2010!

You can see more information about John and the competition at www.searschefchallenge.com. We really proud of what he’s done in the competition so far, and would love to share his enthusiasm for fresh, local and healthy food with your readers.”

From an email:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dance4Peace, the D.C. non-profit offering youth empowerment and peace education through movement and dance, will host a Brunch4Peace event this Sunday to kick-off their new conflict resolution initiative in the DC Public Schools.

WHO: Dance4Peace

WHAT: Brunch4Peace Kick-Off Event
http://brunch4peace.eventbrite.com/

WHEN: Sunday, October 3
12:30 – 3:00 pm

WHERE: Hudson
2030 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

WHY: To raise awareness for Dance4Peace, a D.C. non-profit dedicated to developing tolerance, cultural understanding, anger management, and mediation skills through innovative movement classes and workshops in DC and global classrooms.

This event is open to the press and the public. In addition to a delicious three-course brunch for $28, there will be a silent auction and 50-50 raffle to benefit Dance4Peace. To join us this Sunday, please RSVP at brunch4peace.eventbrite.com.

For more information on Dance4Peace, please visit our website at www.dance4peace.org.