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 [email protected] with your full name and day of event phone number.
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DAMES BOOK CLUB
DATE: Monday, September 12 TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: Eileen Dyke's home, 14636 Pommel Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 PRICE: FREE. The host will provide food and beverages and guests also will contribute. Please let Eileen know what you wish to bring by Thursday, September 8. September Book Selection: 97 Orchard by Jane Ziegelman. An edible history of five immigrant families in one New York tenement. (Note the author as there is another book with a very similar title). Besides the book discussion, we'll talk about our own family roots, immigration routes, and our recipes. RSVP: Eileen Dykes at [email protected] or 301-424-3723 (home); 301-704-6734 (cell) Join fellow Dames for dutch-treat dinner and conversation at the celebrated Restaurant Nora, America's first certified organic restaurant, of our own Nora Pouillon.
DATE: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 TIME: 6:30 p.m. PLACE: Restaurant Nora, 2132 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008. Click here for more information. PRICE: Dutch-treat RSVP: For more information and to RSVP, please contact Julia Rutland at [email protected] DAMES ONLY! We're going whole hog for our summer Dames Pot Luck!
Please join Sister Dames at our annual Summer Pot Luck! Janet Yu has graciously offered a space in her restaurant and will offer a roast pig! Come for an evening of good food, fun and camaraderie. Dames Only! DATE: Monday, July 25, 2016 TIME: 6:30 p.m. LOCATION: Hollywood East Cafe 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20902 Tel. (240) 290-9988 www.HollywoodEastCafe.com. DIRECTIONS and PARKING: The restaurant is located inside Westfield Wheaton Shopping Center -- near Door #12). There is plenty of free parking. RSVP: Click on the link below on Sign-Up Genius to let us know that you can come and tell us what you would like to bring. Please RSVP before July 20th. Please be sure to use the access code provided below so you can get into the site. Please bring your favorite ready-to-serve appetizers, main entrees, side dishes, salads, wine, non-alcoholic beverages and desserts (Please let us know what you are bringing by registering below) CLICK HERE TO RSVP ON SIGN-UP GENIUS Access Code is: summer2016 Join fellow dames for dutch-treat dinner and conversation at celebrated new restaurant, Gunther & Co. Dame Nancy Hart and her partner, Jerry Trice, have opened Gunther & Co. serving modern American cuisine with global influences.
DATE: Thursday, June 23rd TIME: 6:30 p.m. PLACE: Gunther's, 3605 Toone Street in Baltimore's Brewers Hill neighborhood. Click here for more information. PRICE: Dutch-treat RSVP: For more information and to RSVP, please contact Claire Gill at[email protected] by Friday, June 17th. SHARE A RIDE? If you are interested in carpooling to Baltimore, be sure to let Claire know when you RSVP. 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, [email protected] 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. All members are invited to join the club.
We meet every six weeks on a Monday at a member's home at 7:00 p.m. Everyone has served dinner in the past but that is not a requirement. The host chooses the book and leads the discussion. The titles of the books are announced at least two meetings in advance. The chosen book is generally available in libraries or available for purchase online. DATE: Monday, July 18, 2016 TIME: 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: the home of Susan Callahan, 10106 Greenock Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901 RSVP: Susan Callahan [email protected] or 301-593-9027 PRICE: Free; refreshments served by host. JULY BOOK SELECTION: TBA Come join the conversation! SPRING GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND LUNCHEON
DATE: Saturday, May 7, 2016 TIME: 11:00 a.m. LOCATION: Marcel's by Robert Wiedmaier, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037 marcelsdc.com PRICE: $65.00 tax and tip included for following menu; wine with luncheon is a la carte. Menu below. 11:00 am Registration & Reception 11:30 am General Meeting 1:00 pm Luncheon PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE MEETING AND LUNCHEON SEPARATELY USING THE LINKS PROVIDED BELOW. MEETING IS FREE, LUNCHEON IS $65 (all inclusive) REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, May 4th (for lunch selection) NOTE: Please register for the meeting and lunch separately. Sites have been set up on Eventbrite. For the lunch, there are 3 Entree choices: Chicken, Salmon or Vegetable. You will need to select which lunch to register for based on Entree choice. ***REGISTRATION LINKS*** To register for the MEETING, click here To register for the LUNCH with Chicken Entree, click here To register for the LUNCH with Salmon Entree, click here To register for the LUNCH with Vegetable Entree, click here If you have a dietary restriction, please email [email protected] in advance. AGENDA: Please click here for the meeting Agenda PROXY FORMS: Please click here for a proxy form if you cannot attend the meeting MENU Reception Passed Hors d'Oeuvres, Champagne/Wine First Course White and Green Asparagus Soup, Mini Jumbo Lump Crab Cake Main Course Fennel Coriander Crusted Norwegian Salmon Baby Spinach, Roasted Cherry Tomatoes, Broken Balsamic Vinaigrette Grilled Chicken Paillard, Micro Herbs Salad, Roasted Beets, Shaved Walnuts, Aged Sherry Vinaigrette Seasonal Vegetable Platter Dessert Course White Chocolate Raspberry Crème Brûlée, Raspberries, Vanilla Tuille Coffee/Tea ____________________________________________ METRO: Foggy Bottom/GWU Station, 5 minute walk. Metered street parking. Valet Parking at the Melrose Hotel, across the street for $25. DAMES BOOK CLUB - Open to all members
DATE: Monday, April 11 TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: The home of Gail Forman, 10213 Lloyd Road, Potomac, MD. PRICE: Free. Host provides food and drinks. RSVP: Gail Forman [email protected] or call 301-279-2554 BOOK SELECTION: Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery |
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