Events: Socialize with like-minded neighbors at GGWash’s upcoming Chevy Chase Happy Hour

Live near Chevy Chase, DC — or have an interest in historic preservation issues? Join GGWash for a Happy Hour at Comet Ping Pong from 6:00-8:00 pm on Wednesday, November 30! Enjoy the chance to meet and socialize with like-minded neighbors and hear from Living Chevy Chase DC - a group of Chevy Chase residents who are organizing to defeat an effort to designate their neighborhood as a historic district. Register here for the event.

Monday, November 21

Play a part in expanding DC’s low-stress bike network: Join WABA’s campaign to build DC’s low-stress bike network, in every ward and every neighborhood, block by block. We know that our streets get safer and more accessible when we organize and demand safe mobility. So let’s get organized! If you are passionate about making DC’s streets more bikeable, walkable, and safe for all, this is the place for you.

At tonight’s meeting starting at 7:00 pm, participants will hear short updates on low-stress street campaigns around DC, talk through major opportunities for action, and participate in short workshops on helpful advocate skills. Then they will break out into groups by Ward for working sessions on the next steps of individual campaigns in each Ward. This is a great opportunity to meet advocates and neighbors working for specific street changes in your community and get involved. Register for the event here.

WABA’s first priority is to provide a fun, inclusive, and safe environment for all participants. All participants are expected to read and abide by WABA’s Code of Conduct, found here.

Thursday, November 24

Spend Thanksgiving morning at America’s Trot for Hunger: This Thanksgiving, be part of a time-honored DC tradition—SOME’s 21st Annual Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger 5K. As the largest and only DC-based Trot in the region, join us for our:

• In-Person Race & Festival: Join us at Freedom Plaza on November 24th, 2022 - Thanksgiving morning - for a timed or untimed 5K, our Little Turkey 1-Miler, and a family-friendly finisher festival!
• Virtual Race: From November 1-30, run a timed or untimed 5K from your neighborhood or local park all while raising funds and spreading awareness of SOME’s mission! Help us reach all 50 states!
• Inaugural “Best Dressed ‘Turkey’” Competition: During registration, add an entry into our pet competition for a nominal fee, which covers special pet merchandise and a custom entry bib! During the finisher festival (approx. 11:00 am), all of our entered Turkeys will strut their feathers across the stage, competing for the inaugural title. Local celebrity judges, masters of ceremonies, and an audience vote will help decide the winner!

Funds raised from America’s Trot for Hunger help benefit thousands of our DC neighbors, including families and the elderly, by providing much-needed food, housing, access to healthcare, employment training, and long-term comprehensive substance use disorder treatment programs. Learn more about the event and register here.

Saturday, November 26

Ring in the holiday season at the 16th Annual Capitol Hill Christmas Tree Lighting: In 2007, the Capitol Hill Business Improvement District (BID) planted a 20-foot evergreen tree (species Cedrus deodara) in the large circle garden at Eastern Market Metro Plaza to honor their founding President George Didden III. The tree is beautifully decorated by the BID’s “men in blue” every December, and illuminated in front of the Capitol Hill community to kick off the holiday season.

Each year, the tree lighting ceremony brings out more and more community members for what has become a true holiday tradition on The Hill. Join the Capitol Hill BID from 5:30-6:00 pm on Sunday, November 26 for the 16th annual illuminating of the tree. This year, an extra special programmed light show presented by Barracks Row Main Street will be debuted at the event and play throughout the month of December. For more information, please see here.