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After a very successful first year, the Uptown Pride event organizers are looking to grow their planning committee and are looking for volunteers to join the committee. Learn more…
Read MoreNow in it’s 9th year, the Celebrate Petworth Festival is set for September 23, 2023 on the 800 block of Upshur Street. Here’s some details, and links to volunteer or become a vendor.
Read MoreThis is a great opportunity to help a young person experience a new country, and your own family to experience a new culture.
Read MoreThe Celebrate Petworth Festival is kicking off planning for 2022, and is seeking volunteers to help make the day’s magic happen! This year's event will take place on Saturday, September 24th.
Read MoreThe neighborhood music is coming back, and the organizers are looking for bands to perform, porches to host, and volunteers and sponsors to help the event run smoothly.
Read MoreHave you ever dreamed of owning your own business or learning the skills that it takes to be an entrepreneur? BUILD is an organization that empowers students to develop and run their own small businesses — and they’re looking for people to volunteer as a mentor to help students excel.
Read MorePetworth resident Peter Scott has spent his entire adult life serving others. First the United States through his military career, and now to veterans in-need by providing food. Their Maryland farm provides 2 tons of food, and they can always use more volunteers to help.
Read MoreA Petworth resident has started crocheting “ear savers” for healthcare workers, grocery store employees and others who have to wear face masks all the time, and are finding their ears hurt from the elastic.
Read MoreRoosevelt High School has a robust international studies program, managed by Julian Hipkins III, the Global Studies Coordinator at the school. The school is hosting students from Spain and France in October, and is looking for a dozen or so families in the local area to host visiting students from France for a two week stay here in Petworth.
Volunteer and host a student (or two!).
Read MoreTrained volunteer observers will deploy to randomly sampled polling places across DC’s eight wards to collect data on key electoral processes throughout the day, including polling station set-up, access for disabled voters, voter identification practices, and secrecy of the vote.
The Celebrate Petworth Festival is right around the corner on September 8th. To make this awesome day happen, the team running the festival is looking for volunteers to help with tasks big and small. There's an opportunity for everyone to be involved.
The Celebrate Petworth festival is becoming one of the biggest events in Petworth. Now going into its third year, they're looking to volunteers to join the steering committee and help shape this summer's next festival. (See a photo gallery from last summer's festival.) Here's their call for volunteers for a meeting next week:
Read MoreThe DC Metropolitan Police Department is looking to bring DC residents onboard as volunteers to both expose residents to the operations of the police department, and to get the benefit of the diverse skills and expertise available in the District. It's called the Citizen Volunteer Corps.
Read MoreI'm a big fan of the Friends of the Soldiers Home, and try to volunteer with them when I can. They do great events like "Jingo night" (like bingo but with pictures instead of numbers) as well as a fun Saloon night, where volunteers chat with and serve drinks and food to veterans during live music and other events. They also put on the July 4th events, Oktoberfest and other community events at the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
They're looking for support from neighbors to help meet their funding goals. As we move into the holiday season, bear in mind that every dollar helps.
Read a letter from Mary Bucci, president of the Friends of the Soldiers Home, after the break:
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Volunteer with the Friends of the Soldier's Home!
