For the parents: we know you’ve been needled half to death about your kid’s school’s upcoming auction or fundraiser, but the fun part is here! Auction season is upon us, and supporting not just your school’s auction but other schools’ only makes all our children excel, and that is a win-win. For the non-parents: think [...]
Tags: Auctions·Capitol Hill·Charity·FUN·fundraising·going going GONE·pta·Schools·shopping·splurge
You’ve had several days to shop and procure the happiest of holidays for everyone on your list– from your BFF to your picky sister, to that [redacted] girl a few cubicles over who is always giving you the side-eye. Now it’s time to give back. Dear inventor of Giving Tuesday, you are simply the best [...]
Tags: #givingtuesday·altruism·Charity·giving
The day isn’t called Thanksgiving for nothing. There are those among us who could use a helping hand year round, and the holidays are no exception. Why not mark the start of the season by giving back to the less fortunate? Even if you’ll be out of town for the holidays, there are many ways [...]
Live Green and Repax partnered to help give you a little nudge to get started on your spring cleaning. They’ve partnered with local drop off locations to accept your gently used clothes as part of DC’s largest clothing drive, benefiting Goodwill of Greater Washington. Fortunately for us, there are three locations convenient to the Hill: [...]
Join the Capitol Lounge and DC Brau Brewing Company TONIGHT for a beer tasting to benefit Brainfood, which happens to be one of my favorite local charities. Brainfood is a non-profit youth development organization that uses food and cooking to teach life skills to DC teenagers. At Capitol Lounge, from 6pm until 9pm, you can [...]
Tags: Charity·Events·restaurants
If you’re in town this weekend and want to swing by Eastern Market for some last minute holiday shopping (why wouldn’t you?!), buy yourself a treat at Crepes at the Market. They have generously agreed to donate all proceeds on Saturday to the Capitol Hill Community Foundation. Take a break from your holiday preparations and [...]
Saturday December 10th the new Indie Hill Pet Collective will hold its first-ever winter pet supply collection. They will set up in front of Port City Java between 9am and 1pm. This a great place to take your old towels and blankets. The CollectIVE is collectiING on behalf of local animal shelters and organizations including Washington [...]
Folks: make a difference by reaching to the back of your coat closet, or the front, and taking out a couple of items you no longer really wear. (Though check the pockets first for spare keys, jewelry and anything else you are not quite ready to donate.) Now’s the time to take inventory of all [...]
Tags: Boy Scouts·Charity·clothing drive·Neighbors·volunteering
For the past 8 or 9 years, Moms on the Hill has done a big collection of donations of Thanksgiving Baskets. The effort has been led most of that time by local business owner Meg Shapiro. She and her husband Seth own the Marvelous Market on 7th Street. Each year Meg puts out a call [...]
Shameless pandering, you say? Not so, dear readers: it IS fun to give, and today is as good as day as any to do it! Today is Give 2 the Max day across the region, and what better way to insure that you continue to have fun at amazing places like the Atlas Performing Arts [...]
Tags: Charity·FUN·Give 2 the Max·giving
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