Sherwood Recreation Center at 10&G, NE needs your help! On March 26th from 9am – noon, 19 trees will find a new home at Sherwood. Casey Trees has donated the sylvan cover and the community is looking for volunteers to help plant them. You don’t need to be an arborist to lend a helping hand, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'volunteering'
Help Turn An Acorn Into a Mighty Oak
March 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Capitol Hill North
Tags: Events·FUN·volunteering·volunteers
Run For Your Life: HCC’s Dead Man’s Run
March 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · New Hill East
Springtime is just around the corner, and your excuses for having neglected your running sneakers all winter are wearing thin. So why not get motivated for the warm weather by gearing up for a nice and easy 5k run? The name of this race alone makes it sound fun! Historic Congressional Cemetery’s “Dead Man’s Run” [...]
Be a Runner Groupie: Volunteer for the National Marathon
February 18th, 2011 · 11 Comments · Capitol Hill
For its sixth year, the Sun Trust National Marathon will start and end at RFK stadium, with runners enjoying several Capitol Hill vistas. Race organizers are kind enough to map the route so that runners turn the corner right by my house, so I only have to walk a few feet to cheer people on. [...]
Tags: sports·volunteering
Want to Get Involved? Here’s Your Chance
February 2nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill North, Kingman Park, Rosedale
Running out of ideas for combating cabin fever? Neighboring Now Northeast has announced several volunteer opportunities in the neighborhood. Sponsored by Greater DC Cares, Neighboring Now Northeast provides training and micro-grants targeted at projects created and led by members of the local community. This month, they have both project planning meetings – where you can [...]
Tags: Community·volunteering·volunteers
MLK Jr. Day Off, and Day On
January 13th, 2011 · 12 Comments · Capitol Hill, DC, H Street, Kingman Park
Many of us will enjoy a three day weekend as we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 17. To honor Dr. King’s sacrifice and his legacy of justice and empowerment, many local nonprofits and community groups are organizing service events for those with a day off to instead have a “day on,” [...]
There’s Still Time: Be A Do-Gooder
December 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill
The year is winding down, but there’s still time to squeeze in a few more good deeds for 2010. If you’re thinking about making some year-end charitable contributions, don’t forget the great organizations right here in our neighborhood. Small contributions make a big difference to these groups. This list is by no means exhaustive, its [...]
Tags: Charity·volunteering
Holiday Season Volunteer Opportunities on the Hill
November 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill
My family is trying something new and remixing our family tradition. This holiday season no gifts will be exchanged, instead we are volunteering on Christmas Day and donating the money we would have spent on gifts to a charity of our family’s choice. If you are looking to do the same, here is a sampling [...]
Tags: Community·holidays·volunteering
What? Thanksgiving is in a week? Buy a Pie!
November 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, DC
I don’t know about you, but oven space is always the deciding factor in how much I try to wow the family at Thanksgiving. Any gustatory good intentions go up in smoke if you can’t manage to get the oven time to clinch the deal. And as much as I’d like to show off my [...]
Tags: volunteering
Help Spread Thanksgiving Cheer
November 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Capitol Hill
Help out a local family this Thanksgiving by participating in the Thanksgiving basket drive for homeless and low income families sponsored by Capitol Hill Group Ministry . An annual tradition for CHGM, the basket drive is a simple way to help other families “enjoy a bountiful harvest at Thanksgiving.” How can you help? Putting together [...]
Tags: Capitol Hill Group Ministry·Community·holidays·volunteering
Greater DC Cares Brings New Volunteer Opportunities to NE
November 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Capitol Hill North, H Street, Rosedale
Greater DC Cares, a nonprofit organization and the region’s largest coordinator of volunteers, is piloting new community-generated volunteer projects in southern Ward 5/northern Ward 6 in the Trinidad and Rosedale communities. GDCC comprehensively mobilizes volunteers and strengthens nonprofits to better impact communities and key issues in the Greater DC Region. In Northeast DC, GDCC has [...]
