There’s just one day left to buy your tickets to the 2015 Literary Feast, happening Saturday, October 17, 2015 across the Hill. If you’re not familiar with the annual event, it is a fundraiser for the Capitol Hill Community Foundation’s grants to community schools. In 2014, grants totaling more than $100,000 were given to fund special projects […]
“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing,” is a sentiment that rarely accompanies a history lecture, but when the Overbeck History Project hosts a talk about Duke Ellington’s life in Washington, things will be swingin’. Ellington, a DC native who is considered the world’s greatest jazz composer, is the topic of […]
Every year, neighbors come together to host a series of dinner parties –all themed around a different book– as a unique way to raise money for the Capitol Hill Community Foundation’s grants to community schools. In 2014, grants totaling more than $100,000 were given to fund special projects and programs for our schoolchildren. Each dinner is […]
Not many neighborhoods have their own non-profit, but on the Hill we are fortunate to have an active foundation that invests in our schools and area community groups. The Capitol Hill Community Foundation raises funds through events and individual contributions, 100% of which is then given as grants to local community groups. Most recently, their expertise in […]
The Capitol Hill community has dug into their deep pockets to support the employees of Fragers and the other businesses affected by last month’s devastating fire at Frager’s Hardware. The Frager’s Fund, managed by the Capitol Hill Community Foundation, has received about $130,000 in contributions. The Foundation has reached out to the five small businesses (the […]