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8 people are interested
July 4th Festival and Fireworks at Old Soldiers Home in NW, DC
ORGANIZATION: Friends of the Soldiers Home
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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8 people are interested
Hello! We have our 4th annual July 4th Festival up at the Armed Forces Retirement Home from 4-9:30pm. We schedule volunteers in one and a half hour shifts and need help with: Parking, Trout Fishing, Kids Activities, Event Management. About 3000 Petworth neighbors and friends come to the Home. Last year we had 5 food trucks, a 100 piece marching band, fishing, a kid's bike decorating concert and then you could see fireworks happening all over DC from the golf course where we set up. People bring food, drink, picnic blankets and enjoy the early evening and fireworks together!
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About Friends of the Soldiers Home
Location:
3243 Chestnut Street, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20015, US
Mission Statement
Friends of the Soldiers Home is a 501c3 tax-exempt nonprofit that is 100% volunteer operated. The Friends’ mission is "to serve those who served" and live at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. Through service, education and engagement, the Friends strengthens the bond between the Home’s residents and larger community, enhancing the quality of life for veteran and citizen alike.
Description
In November 2011, the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington and surrounding community held a meeting about ending years of neglect in relating to one another.
What blossomed was Friends of the Soldiers Home.
Starting with a Jingo volunteer night in December 2011, Friends went on to partner with the Home to conduct nearly 70 volunteer events by the end of 2013, including 40 in that year alone. About 140 people collectively gave more than 1,000 hours of volunteer time in 2013.
Regular events include monthly Jingos, Happy Hours and Saloon Nights With Friends. Each spring the Home and Friends pairs community volunteers with veteran residents to tend vegetable plots together in the Friends Garden Project.
Friends also holds annual community celebrations with the Home, including Spring Fling the first Saturday in May, July 4 Fireworks, and Oktoberfest the first Sunday in October. In December the Friends and Home residents gather together for the annual holiday tree lighting. Thousands of people from the community have attended these events to better connect the residents and historic campus with the surrounding nation’s capital.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3700 N Capitol Street, NWWashington, DC 20011
DATE POSTED
June 7, 2015
SKILLS
- Event Management
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- One and a half hours