By Jennifer Fei and Thelma D. Jones On Wednesday evening, Oct. 21, the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) Support Group held its Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month Celebration via Zoom and Facebook live. Attendees tuned in from as far as North Carolina, Georgia, and New York to celebrate their survivorship and to support […]
Across States, Interact Teens Celebrate Healthcare Heroes
By Amora Campbell, Richard Wright PCS “Thank you so much! It’s not every day that we get thanked for all that we do here,” said Angela White, a faculty member of the Southwest Unity Health Care site. Healthcare workers from Minnesota Avenue and Southwest took a short break from their busy schedules to greet the […]
Charity Car Wash Cleans Up
By Southwester Staff When Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) Youth Activities Task Force members Thelma D. Jones and Gabriele “Gabi” Strauch, Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, began discussing plans last summer for the first-ever car wash fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 12, they had no idea that it would turn out so successful. The morning was gloomy […]
Community and MPD Partner to Create Summer Programming for Kids
By Saadia Athias, CAC Community Safety Partner Over the course of the summer, the First District Citizens Advisory Council, community members, and MPD worked together to bring “Drop in for Safety” events to our community youth, giving them the opportunity to participate in plenty of fun, healthy, and educational activities. The outdoor activities were held […]
SW Mutual Aid October Dates and Volunteer Opportunities
By Carlee Brown and Max Grossman Ward 6 Mutual Aid (W6MA) is an all-volunteer grassroots group working with Black and Brown grassroots organizations to help keep our communities safe. The Southwest Pod of W6MA is partnering with Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) on a community food and supply drive to serve our neighbors in response […]
SW Strong! to Put on Disaster Preparedness Festival
By Ben Curran Please join us! Our community group SW Strong! is virtually hosting “Weather the Storm: the SW DC Disaster Preparedness & Resiliency Building Festival” to celebrate National Disaster Preparedness Month on Sept. 24, 12-4 p.m., and on Sept. 25, 9-12 p.m. Before the Covid-19 pandemic changed all of our lives, we planned to […]
Breast Cancer Support Group Continues Successful Virtual Meetings
By The Southwester Staff The Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) support group’s celebration of Black Philanthropy Month (BPM) on Wednesday, Aug. 19, was nothing short of excellent. The event kicked off with an opening from Founder Thelma D. Jones, and was sponsored by Black Benefactors, a giving circle in the metropolitan area. Jones […]