Mark Your Calendars for the Monthly Meeting!

When:     December 15, 2012
Time:      10:30 am to 11:30 am
Where:   SW Library SOW Room (basement)

Please plan to attend and bring a neighbor!

Important Change: Community Meeting Rescheduled to August 18th!

Please join us on Saturday, August 18th for a community meeting where we will share the latest design for the playground! All are welcome -- adults and children!

Westminster Presbyterian Church

400 I Street, SW

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Light Refreshments Served

In preparation, please have a look at the DRAFT playground plan (click on photo below to view full size schematic) which will be discussed at the meeting.  

Library Cleanup!!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to help clean up the Library Park on 3rd and I Streets, SW on Saturday, May 26. All in all, we put in approximately 45 community volunteer hours -- mowing the grass, stacking broken limbs for the City to pick up, picking up litter and broken glass, removing plastic, cutting down overgrown shrubs/weeds, clearing the drain inlets, and tidying up the park in general.

Everyone seemed to have a great time working together and meeting fellow neighbors. The best part of the day was seeing so many of the neighborhood children lending a helping hand!

Special thanks, as always, to the CBCC for their support.

Project Manager Felicia Couts wins Spirit Award

Southwest Playground Project Manager Felicia Couts was presented with the Nationals Spirit Award on April 19, 2012 for her extraordinary commitment to building a safe, inviting place for the children of Southwest DC to play together. Thank you to everyone who has supported the Southwest Playground Project thus far.

Playground Project Update

We are making great strides towards completing the playground. Please join us this Saturday 2/25 at the Southwest Library upstairs from 1-2 pm for updates on the playground project.

Playground Charrette This Saturday

Please join us for a community meeting this Saturday to have your voice heard regarding the new SWDC playground!

Date: Saturday, December 10
Time: 10:00 —11:30 am

Location:
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church
600 M Street SW (downstairs)

You are invited to participate in a community planning charrette for the SW Playground Project to provide input on important decisions regarding the playground to be installed next to the SW Library this coming Spring 2012.

We will be providing childcare for children over the age of 3.

With almost $130,000 raised, this project is in the final stretch and we sincerely hope you will be able to participate in this important planning event to ensure that the Southwest Playground Project meets the desires and expectations of the community.

Vote for SWPP to win $25,000 with Pepsi Refresh!!

SWPP is a finalist for a $25,000 Pepsi Refresh grant.  If we were to win this grant, with the money we've already raised and the upcoming FANtastic march, already boasting over $33,000 raised, we'll be well on our way to accomplishing our fundraising goals!  We just need your help!  Here's where you come in:

Vote for us once a day, EVERY day, now through September 30th and don't forget to share the link by e-mail, on facebook, and twitter to get your friends involved too! (I promise, it only takes a minute)
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