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GREEN TABLES VOLUNTEER WORKDAY APRIL 21 We are excited to partner with City Blossoms to support the Kelly Miller Youth Garden Workday on Saturday, April 21st from 10 am to 1 pm. This is a large public event that welcomes a number of partners to collaborate on projects including creating new garden signs, planting perennials, and spreading soil and mulch. Sign up here to take part. Volunteers should sign this Liability Waiver Form and dress in work clothes and closed-toe shoes. City Blossoms recommends that volunteers bring a water bottle, bug spray and sunscreen. They will provide all tools, gloves and a light snack. We look forward to joining you there! If you have any questions, please contact Susan Lutz by email at susan.sundaydinner@gmail.com or by phone at 626-799-5657 LDE-DC Green Tables Chair 
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Please join us on Tuesday, May 16 at Chaia. Use the link below to register on Eventbrite for this free event! DAMES ONLY! DATE: May 16, 2017 TIME: 9-11 a.m. PLACE: Chaia, 3207 Grace St NW (Georgetown), Washington, DC 20007 202-333-5222 MENU: Breakfast Tacos, Juice, Coffee and Tea Click here to register for your free ticket on Eventbrite! Password: Green Tables  Featuring a discussion with Bettina Stern and Suzanne Simon
co-owners of Chaia, advocates for local sourcing and founders of the "Farm to Taco" movement. Limited tickets. Please register first. Registration details below. DATE: April 11, 2017 TIME: 9-11 a.m. PLACE: Chaia, 3207 Grace St NW (Georgetown), Washington, DC 20007 TEL: 202-333-5222 MENU Breakfast Tacos Juice Coffee and Tea generously donated by Chaia Free for Dames only! Click here to register for your free ticket on Eventbrite! Password: Green Tables DAMES WHO DO LUNCH -- OCTOBER 5 We will gather to support Capital Area Food Bank's Empty Bowls. DATE: Wednesday, October 5 PLACE: FHI 360 Conference Center, 1825 Connecticut Ave NW #2, Washington, DC 20009 TIME: Dames will meet between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Look for Ann Stratte or Jennifer Farley. PRICE: $35.00. TICKETS: https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/empty-bowls/. For that donation, you will provide 87 meals for those in need and enjoy unlimited soups, breads and desserts. PLUS you will take home a handmade bowl of your choice NOTE: Once you get your ticket, please let Jennifer (savorysimpleblog@gmail.com) or Ann (annstratte@aol.com) know that you will be attending so they can keep an eye open for you. They will have a special table reserved for Dames. Or....just show up. They will be there! DAMES WHO DO LUNCH -- OCTOBER 31 We will gather to support Capital Area Food Bank's Empty Bowls. DATE: Monday, October 31 PLACE: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center (at the top of the second escalator from the Bethesda Metro station) Bethesda, MD 20814 TIME: Dames will meet between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Look for Ann Stratte. PRICE: $35.00. TICKETS: https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/empty-bowls/ . For that donation, you will provide 87 meals for those in need and enjoy unlimited soups, breads and desserts. PLUS you will take home a handmade bowl of your choice NOTE: Once you get your ticket, please let Jennifer Farley (savorysimpleblog@gmail.com) or Ann Stratte (annstratte@aol.com) know that you will be attending so Ann can keep an eye open for you. She will have a special table reserved for Dames. Or....just show up. She will be there!  Dames Volunteer Opportunity at Joyful Markets by Martha's Table
Help spread the Joy by simply showing up to hand out fresh fruits and vegetables to local families with big shopping bags! Each month Martha's Table sets up no-cost, after school, farmer's markets at 29 schools East of the Anacostia River. This is part of their effort to provide free and easy access to nutritional foods for families throughout the District. Here's a quick video of how they "pop-up", provide hundreds of families with groceries, and clean up in a matter of hours: https://youtu.be/xmOUwP1yN0A The good folks at Martha's Table have invited us to help (wo)man the Joyful Market at Moten Elementary School, 1565 Morris Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020, on Thursday, September 29th from 2:00 p.m. til 6:00 p.m. No need to bring any goods or services for this volunteer opportunity. Martha's table even provides loner aprons. We need 10 volunteers for the full-time period. There is free street parking surrounding the school. Feel free to sign up a spouse or friend to come with you. Please RSVP to abauer@marthastable.org with your full name and day of event phone number. DATE: June 24, 2016
TIME: 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Join sister Dames and friends at the Capital Area Food Bank where we will take a tour and learn from CEO Nancy Roman about hunger in our area and support their important work filling in gaps in the hunger safety net. We will be part of a "Face Hunger" simulation and education session, and then we will help CAFB employees and volunteers pack and/or sort donated food. All of these tasks are considered light/medium labor and typically involves standing up for up to three hours. Please bring a warm layer and wear close-toed shoes. LOCATION: 4900 Puerto Rico Ave NE. This project is metro accessible via the Brookland Metro station on the Red Line (Call the Volunteer Shuttle Line at 202-327-1929 if you need a shuttle from the Brookland/CUA Metro) RSVP: We have 20 volunteer slots to fill, so please bring a friend and RSVP to Aviva Goldfarb, aviva@thescramble.com The Capital Area Food Bank is the largest organization in the Washington metro area working to solve hunger and its companion problems: chronic undernutrition, heart disease, and obesity. By partnering with 444 community organizations in DC, MD, and VA, as well as delivering food directly to hard-to-reach, under-served areas, the CAFB provides 540,000 people annually with access to good, healthful food. That translates to 12% of our region's mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, and grandparents.  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR AFTERNOON AT DC CENTRAL KITCHEN’S NUTRITION LAB (DAMES ONLY)
DATE: Monday, October 26 TIME: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. LOCATION: DCCK Nutrition Lab, 2625 Evarts Street NE, Washington, DC 20018 To help celebrate Food Day 2015, join the Green Tables committee at DC Central Kitchen’s Nutrition Lab and volunteer your kitchen skills. The nutrition lab preps meals for DCCK's Fresh Start program, which delivers from scratch, home-cooked meals to DC school children. We will assist with food and meal preparation. Please contact Danielle Turner chefdanielle@greattastepcs.com to participate. We would like to have ten Dames take part. DATE: Thursday, July 10
TIME: 4:30 p.m. PLACE: Mussel Bar, 7262 Woodmont Ave. in Bethesda,MD. (parking is available in the multi-level lot behind the restaurant with entrances on Elm Street or Bethesda Ave) see map below PRICE: DUTCH TREAT If you are interested in joining the Green Tables committee to use your skills and knowledge and offer ideas to impact environmental and/or underserved-community initiatives, please join us for a relaxed evening to brainstorm about Green Tables' outreach for 2014-15 over cocktails and appetizers. |
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