Next meeting, Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The next Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association (MHNA) meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at the Greater Washington Sports Alliance, inside the Solea building, at 2300 14th Street, NW. The entrance is on the northwest corner of 14th Street and Florida Avenue. We meet from 7 until 8:30pm. Agenda:

(1) Introductions

(2) Sarah Fashbaugh, Community Resource Advisor, DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulatory Administration
 
(3) Keeping and growing daytime retail in the neighborhood - representatives of local businesses

(4) Darren Woodruff, Vice Chair,  and Emily Bloomfield, Board Member, DC Public Charter School Board

(5) Announcements

Job vacancies at the YMCA Anthony Bowen at 14th & W; three job fairs

YMCA Anthony Bowen, 1325 W Street, NW, Washington, DC, scheduled to reopen in August 2013Vacancy announcement. Click to enlarge.At the MHNA monthly meeting held on May 21, 2013, representatives of the YMCA committed to notifying the community of the job vacancies it seeks to fill at the soon-to-be-reopened YMCA Anthony Bowen located at 1325 W Street, NW, on the northeast corner of 14th and W Streets, NW. They anticipate reopening in August 2013.  

Recently the Y provided its list to Councilmember Jim Graham, who forwarded it to us. Over 40 full time positions and over 100 part time positions are available. The positions cover the full spectrum including Community Director, Child Care, Wellness, and Facilities Management.  

To apply for any one of these positions, the Y is providing several opportunities. Please read the announcement to the left for more information:

(1) Email your cover letter and resume to resumes [AT] ymcadc [DOT] org. 

(2) Mail your cover letter and resume to YMCA of Metropolitan Washington, Attn: Anthony Bowen Employment, 1112 16th Street, NW Ste. 720 Washington, DC 20036.

(3) Call for employment information (202) 738-5005.

(4) Visit YMCA National Capital to complete an employment application or submit your resume.

(5) Attend a designated career fair located at 1711 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20036, between 1pm-7pm, to learn more about the positions and participate in an on-site interview.

June 25, 2013 - Membership and Wellness

June 26, 2013 - Aquatics and Facilities/Housekeeping

June 27, 2013 - Child Care and Camp

Job announcement tear-sheet. Click to enlarge. Please print and distribute. "We are all looking forward to the new Anthony Bowen YMCA continuing a long history and legacy of service in Ward One.  The YMCA Leadership has assured me they are committed to an Anthony Bowen YMCA that is reflective of the diversity and wide-ranging interests, abilities, and needs of the immediate community

"Please distribute the employment information attached to friends and neighbors that you may think are interested in joining the Anthony Bowen YMCA staff.

Bests, Councilmember Jim Graham

Special thanks to MHNA member Karima St. Clair for arranging the YMCA Anthony Bowen presentation. 

Capital Pride Parade, Saturday, June 8, 2013, 4:30-7:30pm

Look for the green banner.All are welcome to join the Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association (MHNA) contingent in the 38th Annual Capital Pride Parade when it steps off this afternoon Saturday, June 8, 2013, 4:30 pm, at 22nd & P Streets, NW, Washington, D.C. Details:

Meet MHNA at 3:15pm in Red Area 41 at 23rd & N Streets, NW. We will have a banner, colorful beads, and one vehicle for our contingent. You do not have to live within MHNA boundaries to join in on the fun! 

Contact: Matt Abbruzzese at (202) 550-1213 or mattabbruzzese1b12 [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, in case you have any questions, or if you have any trouble locating MHNA's contingent. 

Staging area map. Click to enlarge.2013 parade map. Click to enlarge.

Sixth Annual Summer Games, Saturday, June 22, 2013, Meridian Hill / Malcolm X Park

Winter is so over, but SUMMER is coming…From the north, from across the sea, up from the sewer, from your father's loins… Summer Camp is coming to host the 6th Annual Summer Games. This year, the games are getting medieval at the Summer Games of Thrones. All are welcome. Come to battle. Or just come to watch. More information. 

14th & U Farmer's Market, Saturday, June 1, 2013, and every Saturday until November 23

From the MHNA listserv:

It just takes a few 90 degree days to turn on all the summer vegetables who have been holding back in the chilly Spring we have been having. Where do I start?

Sugar Snap Peas, Sweet Garden Peas, just dug baby Yukon Gold potatoes, Leeks, baby zucchini with their flowers, sweet Candy Onions, Spring Onions, Green Garlic and Shallot scopes, Spinach, Broccoli rabe, Green Kale, Toscano Kale, Redbore Kale, Baby Beets, Turnips, Sweet Hakurei Salad Turnips,

The Northern Neck strawberries are slowing down but the Pennsylvania berries are taking their place -- look for Sweet Charlies, Earliglows, Ovations and Chandlers. Asparagus too. And don't forget the rhubarb

Strawberry rhubarb, chocolate pecan pies, chard with roasted garlic and goat cheese quiche are at Whisked. Panorama has a double decker table of Damien's Breton and Parisian pastries and breads.

Peonies, poppies, hanging baskets, hundreds of potted herbs and vegetables and summer flowers.

Grillers: tons of steak at Pecan Meadow and lots of NEW cuts of pork like Porterhouse and the Porcine version of New York Strip. (Ask Truck Patch). Sausages at both. Lamb, goat, rabbit, duck, Eggs from chickens, ducks and geese.

We welcome SNAP/EBT, WIC, Cvc, Senior and Produce Plus and match them with bonus dollars. We are part of the Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program. Martha's Table is our gleaning partner.