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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Metropolitan Police Department needs volunteers from all Wards to assist with the All Hands on Deck Initiative (AHOD), a neighborhood beautification project. Neighbors can team up with local police on Tuesday, June 2 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. on the 100th block of 11th Street, SE For more information about volunteering at the […]