National Night Out is about building a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.
Join us! This event will be held outside and masks will be required, per city guidelines.
This week we received official notice that PEPCO will soon install two electrical outlets in our very own 9-11 Memorial Park. This has been a 12-year effort led by Alberta Paul and others. Having electric will make our gateway community park a well-lit, more inviting gathering place. Also, we are asking everyone to donate an hour of time between 9am and 12pm, on Saturday, May 15th to help clean the park and plant new shrubs donated to us from the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS). Remember to bring your tools and extra lawn and leaf bags!
Also, we offer special thanks to our community donors. Penn Branch residents contributed over $500 to support the restoration and replacement of the bench in 9-11 Memorial Park. We wish to thank the following residents for their kind financial donations to help us replace the bench in 9-11 Memorial Park:
Can’t join us on Saturday, May 15th? Make a donation!
Mail your donation to:
PBCA
P.O. Box 6730
Washington, DC 20020-2325
Or Visit:
www.pennbranchdc.org/donate
Your support is needed in helping to make sure DC residents 65 and older, especially those in Wards 5, 7, and 8, who want to receive the COVID-19 vaccine can get it. Here’s how you can help. The Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church (PABC) is participating in a pilot to serve as a vaccine clinic for two days this week on Thursday, February 11, and Saturday, February 13, 2020 from 10am – 4pm both days. Please help your neighbors to get registered immediately!
Registration Link: http://www.fivemedicine.com/request-a-appointment.php
The PBCA Board is putting together a Penn Branch Community Cookbook and we want to include you! Since we have fewer opportunities to plan in-person events and interact with families across the neighborhood during the pandemic, this is an opportunity for long-time residents and younger families to connect through cooking.
We will gather together the recipes into a document and post them on the PBCA website.
It’s Black History Month! As you continue to practice social distancing remember to get out for some fresh air and check out Cultural Tourism DC’s Neighborhood Heritage Trails–the official walking trails of Washington, DC. These self-guided walking tours provide a glimpse into the rich diversity of DC’s neighborhoods, past and present. Each trail offers a one- to two-mile trek punctuated by large poster-sized markers that combine stories, historic photographs and maps to bring DC history and culture to life. There are 17 heritage trails throughout the city to choose from. Pick one, bundle up and get out there on the trails!
Download one of the 17 guidebooks here: DC Neighborhood Heritage Trails – www.culturaltourism.org (culturaltourismdc.org)