By Russell McIntyre, Treasurer, Friends of Southwest DC From the World Cup to Wordle scores, from Taylor Swift tickets to Twitter takeovers, from Oscar slaps to Top Gun being back, 2022 was… a lot. With the world continuing to get back to normal, 2022 felt like a year to go above and beyond. A year […]
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Photo caption: Hannah Fried-Tanzer and Medha Marsten of Arena Stage thank the Friends of Southwest board for its contributions to Camp Arena Stage and the Voices of Now program. Photo caption: Vyllorya Evans and Friends of Southwest board members look on as scholarship recipient Daniele Crutchfield describes her impressive university accomplishments. The Friends of Southwest DC (FOS) […]
Friends of Southwest Grant Helps Youngest at Amidon-Bowen
Photo caption: Amidon-Bowen students give thanks to the Friends of Southwest DC. Photo caption: Amidon-Bowen students with the Friends of Southwest DC. This past summer, the Friends of Southwest DC (FOS) awarded close to $5,000 to the Amidon-Bowen Elementary School PTA to purchase iPads for early childhood education classrooms. These iPads are now being used by our […]
Goal: A Year’s Worth of Seminars on Senior Health and Wellness
Thanks to a new $4,000 matching grant from Friends of Southwest DC (FOS), Waterfront Village hopes to launch a 12-month seminar series focused on health and wellness topics for seniors. The 35 sessions would take place at a local church and would be open to the public. Presenters would include George Washington University Hospital, Georgetown […]
Friends of SWDC Holds Annual Meeting
Photo caption: Sisters Tasia and Marshayla Bailey, with Girl Scout leader Monica Evans, describe their participation in programs funded by Friends of Southwest as board members and others look on. Photo caption: Friends of Southwest scholarship grantee Asha Marshall (on screen) recounts her university success to meeting participants. A broad array of small organizations is at work […]
Friends of SWDC Highlights Grantees Programs at Annual Meeting
Photo caption: The Friends of Southwest board (L to R): Farley Fisher, Coralie Farlee, Rodney Ross, Cecilie Jones, C.W. Hargrave, Jean Sammon, and Joyce Bouvier. Photo courtesy of Perry Klein. At the Friends of Southwest DC (FOS) annual meeting on March 29 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, the residents in attendance got a reminder of what their […]
Friends of Southwest DC Announces Triple Match
At the Friends of Southwest DC (FOS) annual meeting on March 17 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, the big news was a triple match being offered during its spring fundraising. Every dollar donated, up to $10,000, by July 4, will be worth three dollars, thanks to an anonymous donor (see the ad in this issue of […]