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Community
Events
September 2006 |
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Monday,
September 4, 2006
LABOR
DAY
Saturdays,
September 9, 16 & 23, 2006
Adult
Ice Skating Class
Love to skate or want to learn? Sign up for this three week
mini-session at Ward 7's Fort Dupont Ice Arena (FDIA) -- Washington,
DC's only full-size, indoor public skating rink. Gain confidence
to enjoy a lifetime of skating on your own. Each class includes
25-minute lesson and 25-minute practice. Rental skates included.
Ages 18 and over.
11:30pm – 12:20pm
Fort Dupont Ice Arena, 3779 Ely Place, SE, Washington, DC
Download a registration form at www.fdia.org
or call Dolly Davis, Program Manager at (202) 584-5007 x11 or
email to ddavis@fdia.org
Sunday,
September 10, 2006
Reception
for Exhibition "Banding Together -- School Bands as Instruments
of Opportunity"
The Director of the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum cordially
invites you to attend a reception for this special exhibition.
Reservations required.
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Anacostia Museum, 1901 Fort Pl, SE
RSVP by September 1: (202) 633-4875 or ACMRSVP@si.edu
Monday,
September 11, 2006
HPAP
Orientation
The
Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP),
sponsored by the DC Department of Housing and Community Development,
assists low- and moderate-income individuals and families to purchase
homes in the District of Columbia by providing low- and no-interest
loans up to $70,000 to help with down payment and closing costs.
MHCDO conducts HPAP orientation sessions on the 2nd Monday of
each month.
4:00pm to 6:00pm
MHCDO's Lloyd D. Smith Center, 3939 Benning Rd NE
INFO: (202) 396-1201 x164
Saturday,
September 16, 2006 -- SAVE THE DATE!
Lincoln
Heights New Communities Public Meeting
10:00am to 1:00pm
Kelly Miller Middle School, 301 49th Street NE
INFO: (202) 727-6355
Saturday,
September 16, 2006
Anacostia
Museum Director's Reception & Open House
Join the Friends of the Anacostia Museum in formally welcoming
new director, Ms. Camille Giraud Akeju. Become a sponsor and attend
this special event to help raise funds for the "Director's
Discretionary Fund." The reception and open house will feature
local and national live entertainment, on-stage acknowledgements,
a marketplace of local artwork, a barbeque, games, a tour of current
museum exhibits, a silent art auction, sponsor exhibits, and a
printed souvenir program.
1:00pm to 6:00pm
Anacostia Museum, 1901 Fort Pl, SE
INFO: Rosalind Stephenwoof, (202) 678-6600 or Arrington Dixon,
(202) 889-4900
Thursday,
September 21, 2006
Community
Courts Forum
The DC Superior Court invites residents from Wards 7 and 8
to participate in this forum, focused on how the Community Courts
and the community, working together, can make positive change
in DC neighborhoods. The forum will also provide community residents
an opportunity to ask questions and make comments about the criminal
justice system, the Community Courts, public safety, crime and
quality of life issues.
6:00pm to 8:30pm
Savoy Elementary School, All Purpose Room, 2400 Shannon Pl, SE
RSVP: Ed Rhodes, (202) 879-4893 or rhodesed@dcsc.gov
Saturday,
September 23, 2006
The Nation's
Capital Walk for Literacy 2006
Literacy challenges affect every business,
citizen and family in the District! The UDC/State Education Agency/BTW
Public Chartered invite you to support literacy programs in the
District by participating in this year's Walk for Literacy. Literacy
programs offered by MHCDO and other organizations provide basic
reading, math, computer education, English proficiency, GED and
workplace readiness training to adult learners. When you Walk
for Literacy, you directly impact literacy by raising money to
support literacy services. Distance: 5k Walk/Fun Run. Advance
Registration Fees: $20 General / $10 Teams, Students & Seniors.
On-Site Registration Fee: $25. Great prizes, t-shirts and entertainment.
8:00am check-in / 9:00am walk begins
Tech World Plaza, 9th & K Street, NW
INFO/REGISTRATION: (866) 832-2289 or www.walkforliteracy.org
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