January 2015 Fairlawn Informer Newsletter

The Fairlawn Informer
Fairlawn Citizens Association, Inc.
President: Graylin Presbury
202-678-0291/presbug@aol.com
P.O. Box 30912
Washington, DC 20030-0912
Web: www.fairlawndc.org
Vice President: Phillip Haughton
202-678-5636/pahaughton@hotmail.com
Fairlawn Citizens Association Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 7:00 PM
Ora L. Glover Community Room, Anacostia Neighborhood Public Library
1800 Good Hope Road, SE, Washington, DC 20020
11th Street Bridge Park and DDOT: Penn., Minn., & DC-295
Our January speakers are Scott Kratz, Director, 11th Street
Bridge Park and Mr. Dawit Muluneh of DDOT.
The 11th Street Bridge Park is a planned new signature
destination that will be built on the original pillars of the
old bridge crossing the Anacostia River connecting the
Capitol Hill and Anacostia neighborhoods. Meanwhile,
the DDOT presentation will concern proposed changes to
the Pennsylvania & Minnesota Avenue interchange and
the nearby DC-295 ramps and the Sousa Bridge.
2015
OPC’s Horizons 2015
Horizons 2015: Uniting Energy, Technology and
Consumers Symposium, is OPC’s spring 2015
symposium; a day of education for utility consumers who
are seeking to connect to service providers that will
present information to them about a new world of
technology and service options. On Saturday April 18, at
the University of the District of Columbia, David A.
Clarke Law School, 4340 Connecticut Ave., NW (near
Connecticut Avenue and Yuma Street) from 9:00 AM to
4:00 PM. Horizons 2015 will feature many dynamic
speakers, food and prizes and, most importantly, will be a
forum for District residents to raise their questions,
concerns and ideas regarding DC’s energy future. To
register please visit: http://horizons2015.net/ or call the
Office of the People’s Counsel for the District of
Columbia at: (202) 727-3071.
Capital Bikeshare Open House
On Wednesday, January 28, 6:00-8:00 PM at MLK
Library, in Room A5, DDOT and the participating
jurisdictions (Arlington County, City of Alexandria and
Montgomery County) that own Capital Bikeshare, will
host an open house.
Representatives will present proposed fare increases,
review system highlights and performance, solicit
feedback from riders and discuss other issues related to the
growth and development of the region’s most innovative
transportation network.
Learn more at:
http://www.capitalcommunitynews.com/content/ddot-andparticipating-jurisdictions-host-capital-bikeshare-openhouse#sthash.E96pwrsL.dpuf.
Please Report Illegal Activity
Prompt and detailed reporting of suspicious activities helps
prevent crime. If you see suspicious activity, or any
activity that seems out of the ordinary, immediately call
911. When reporting suspicious activity, give an accurate
description. Here are some things to include:
• Brief description of the activity;
• Date, time and location of the activity;
• Physical identifiers of anyone you observed;
• Descriptions of vehicles involved;
• Information about where the people involved in the
suspicious activity may have gone;
• Your name and contact information.
Remember, dialing 911 is the most direct route to access
police service.
Holiday Pot Luck Dinner
We had another fantastic Christmas Holiday Pot Luck
Dinner last month. There was plenty of good food and
great fellowship among the 40 or so attendees. A special
thank you to Patricia Green and all the others who pitched
in to do whatever was necessary to make the event a
fantastic success. There were so many door prizes; I think
all but maybe three attendees won at least one door prize.
Thank you Norma Brown, Donna Morrow and Donna
Watts; I understand there were so many Harvest Ball door
prizes donated that some were withheld just for the Pot
Luck. Thank you all, everyone!
Harvest Ball Ticket Layaway
Because the Harvest Ball is our major fundraiser for the
Fairlawn Scholarship Fund and we would like to get more
participation from the Association’s general membership, I
am proposing that we are piloting a ticket layaway plan.
Fairlawn members may make deposits towards their
purchase of a $50 Harvest Ball ticket and receive a deposit
receipt. In cooperation with the Treasurer, Mr. Presbury
will receive the deposits, issue the receipts, and maintain
the record. All money received will be deposited into the
Fairlawn general account. If the purchaser later decides
they don't want their ticket and asks for a refund of their
deposits, there will be a flat $5 service charge that will go
directly to the Scholarship Fund. Purchasers may layaway
as many tickets as they like, one ticket at a time, and may
make deposits as frequently as they like through Mr.
Presbury. To arrange a payment pickup please contact Mr.
Presbury at 202-678-0291 or email: presbug@aol.com.
Now Open!
Skyland Workforce Center
The Skyland Workforce Center at 2509 Good Hope Road,
SE, is now open. It is a joint project of the development
and construction team for the Skyland Town Center and
Workplace DC, a group of local non-profit organizations
that provide employment-related services. The goal of the
Center is to co-locate services and programs on-site that
connect job seekers with positions and services that can
help them to successfully obtain and retain employment
with training and referral services.
While the Center will assist with placing individuals with
construction-related positions on the project, it will also
offer a broad range of services to help individuals with
placement in other jobs and to improve their education and
skills.
The nonprofits that will be providing services at the Center
are:
LIFT-DC is providing case management;
Jubilee Jobs is doing job placement;
Southeast Ministry is providing GED tutoring and adult
basic education;
STRIVE-DC is offering job readiness training;
Byte Back is providing computer literacy training.
D.C. Public, Charter & Private
School Students
Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late!
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information or to sign up, please call Mr. Presbury at 202678-0291 or email: presbug@aol.com.
Our Condolences to…
Shirley Bethea on the loss of her son…
and to Onieda Hall on the loss of her father.
Correction to:
December New & Renewed Members
Cynthia Long
Herbert Smith
Janaury New & Renewed Members
Mary Richardson
Susie Resper
George Resper
Greta Fuller
Demetra Rhone
Patricia Tolson
Paula Davis
James Davis, II
James Davis, III
Donna Watts
Happy Birthday!
Members Born in January
William Bowles
James Clark
Carl Cornelious
Russell Cothran
Johnnie Ferguson
Kheli Morgan
George Morgan
Antionelle Ross
Alice Summers
Paul Simms
Patricia Green
Cherry Gillis
Clara Hawkins
Rev. Oliver Johnson
Paul Little, Jr.
Earl Lesesne
Howard Terry
Thomas William, Jr.
Pattie West
Barbara Wilson
Alberta Wilkins
Rhonda Young
Internet Safety for Teens
Thursday, January 22, 2015, 6:00 PM, at the Anacostia
Library. The Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu will lead a
workshop in Teen Space to educate our teens about Internet
safety.
MEMBERSHIP DUES
FCA dues are $10 per person and are collected from
September thru April. All annual memberships expire on
August 31. Dues paid after April are applied to the
Membership Year beginning the following September. To
be recognized on your birth month or to meet FCA
Scholarship qualifications, your dues must be current for at
least one year. See membership form below.
2015 ANC Information
There are now three Single Member Districts (SMD)
located wholly within Fairlawn and four additional
SMDs that are partially located within Fairlawn’s
boundaries. SMDs 8A01, 8A02, and 8A03 are all
wholly within Fairlawn and SMDs 8A05, 8A06, 8B01
and 7B03 are partially located in Fairlawn. The new
and re-elected ANC Commissioners serving the
Fairlawn SMDs are: Holly Muhammad (8A01),
Barbara Clark (8A02), Cynthia W. Simms (8A03),
Charles E. Wilson (8A05), Tina L. Fletcher (8A06),
Khadijah Watson (8B01) and Gary Butler (7B03).
ANC 8A meets on the first Tuesday of the month at the
Anacostia UPO Center, 1649 Good Hope Road, SE, at
7:00 PM.
CAC & PSA Information
Fairlawn is in the 6th & 7th Districts of the Metropolitan
Police Department (MPD) and in Police Service Areas
(PSAs) 607 & 701. The 6D Citizens Advisory
Council (CAC) meets on the second Monday at 7:00
PM at100 42nd Street NE, while the PSA 607
(postponed) Lt. is Michael Jamieson and it meets on
the second Thursday at 7:00 PM at MPD 6D
Substation at 2701 Pennsylvania Ave, SE. The 7D
CAC meets on the third Wednesday at 2455 Alabama
Avenue, SE, while the PSA 701 Lt. is Craig Royal
and it meets on the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM at the
UPO Anacostia Center, 1649 Good Hope Road, SE.
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