DUPONT CIRCLE CITIZENS ASSOCIATION

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For all the good things we do together for our Neighborhood!

Wishing All Our Members a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah and a warm and joyous Holiday Season with family and friends!

DCCA Awards Thousands in Grant Money

(Top) Treasurer Arlene Feskanich, Rev. John Ball, Pastor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and President Ed Hanlon presenting Father Ball with a donation from DCCA to help buy winter coats for more than 60 young homeless children at the Terrell House;
(Bottom) Food for All volunteers in the kitchen of the Universalist National Memorial Church (located at 16th and S in the heart of our neighborhood). The church and its Pastor Dave Gatton have generously worked for years with Food for All making church facilities and the church kitchen available to help feed those in need.

Helping to Buy Warm Winter Coats for over 60 Homeless Children at the Terrell House

Helping to Buy Months of Food for 6 Families in Need with Young Kids & 2 Households with Disabled Seniors in Need in our Community

Helping to Fund a Major History Project for 4th Grade Students at Ross Elementary

(Top) Vice President Marcy Logan (left) presenting DCCA's check to Melanie Mayhew, President of the Ross School PTA (right) with Ross School's Librarian, Lisa Juriga, who is leading the history project, smiling in the center;
(Bottom) Peter Sage, CEO of Food for All, Treasurer Arlene Feskanich, Vice President Marcy Logan and President Ed Hanlon presenting a donation to Food for All DC.

(Below) Peter Sage and volunteers help pack food bags for delivery to in-need households in our Community

Introductory Speaker

Peter Sage

CEO, Food for All DC

foodforalldc.org

Providing groceries to help feed 108 households in zip code 20009

Working from the Universalist National Memorial Church

1810 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

mailto:info@foodforalldc.org
(202) 642-6660

DCCA's Keynote Speaker

Mike Curtin, CEO DC Central Kitchen

(Providing 1.5 million meals a year)

Monday November 17 7pm

First Baptist Church

1328 16th St NW

(Corner of 16th & O)

(Free Parking Available for the Mobility Impaired

Contact us at info@dupont-circle.org)

DC Central Kitchen

dccentralkitchen.org

2121 FIRST STREET SW
WASHINGTON, DC 20024

OCTOBER 2025 Membership Meeting

Attorney General Schwalb Was Our Guest

Home Rule National Guard on Our Streets

Great attendance & our meeting was covered by
3 TV stations & Washington Post

Upper right Attorney General Brian Schwalb and DCCA President Ed Hanlon

Lower right Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell

Above right VP Diane Quinn, Kerry Kemp and Treasurer Arlene Feskanich working at the sign-in table

Below crowd entering for the meeting

Small DC Flags were given out showing our pride in DC

CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH TOGETHER

June 19, 2025

(Left Below) DeVante Ogden sings "Lift Every Voice and Sing", the beloved hymn of hope and resilience, often called the Black National Anthem, written by James Weldon Johnson in 1900, and set to music by John Rosamond Johnson. (Middle Below) Diane Quinn, 1st VP, who helped organize the celebration at St. Luke's.(Right Below) Tammy Hayes, a Middle School Teacher, helped organize the event standing with President Ed Hanlon

(Below) Enjoying a traditional Juneteenth meal after the performances

Red Beans & Rice, Collard Greens, Fresh Fruit & Watermelon

Pink Lemonade & Red Wine

Wanda Woman Foundation Performs

Taking a bow are performers from Wanda Woman Foundation, who presented dramatic portrayals of historic Black leaders, including Fannie Lou Hamer, Sojourner Truth, Shirley Chisholm, and others, highlighting their roles in empowerment movements. Pictured: Dr. Phyllis Slade Martin, Dr. Sonja Scioniers, Barbara Johnson, Esq., and Sasha A. Francis, Esq.

DCCA is a 501(c)(3) volunteer, nonprofit organization, founded in 1922 to enhance the Dupont Circle neighborhood

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