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RSVPs may be made by email to Malissa Freese, malisfree@aol.com or to Juliet Six – JulieSixDC@gmail.com. Check(s) in the amount of $65 payable to the DC Federation of Citizens Associations can be mailed to:

DC Citizens Federation
Attn: Jean Stewart, Treasurer
4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW #106-294
Washington DC 20016

Guests are asked to bring a new, unwrapped gift for Pathways to Housing DC. Pathways places long term homeless into homes. these people need household items that we take for granted. We will be filling baskets with common items for a kitchen and a bedroom. For more suggestions, visit https://www.pathwaystohousingdc.org.

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November 7, 2019

Dear Members and Friends,

The Office of Planning has released 1500 pages of changes to the Comprehensive Plan which has the potential to change all our neighborhoods. We recognize that most of us don’t have the capacity to read and understand what these changes mean to us.

The Federation has again put together a panel of experts to explain what the changes are and their potential impact. Please join us on November 19 at 441 4th Street NW from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM to hear their opinions and ask your questions.

Best Regards,
Earl Williams
President

September 4, 2019

Dear Members and Friends,

I hope you have all had a fun filled and productive summer. However, with the end of summer we, just like all of all of you get back to work.

We are pleased to announce a new member organization, Marshall Heights Community Development Organization (mhcdo.org). They are a storied organization in our city. This brings us to 25 member organizations and we continue to grow. We ask that you encourage your friends and organizations to add their names and email addresses in our website, dccitizensfederation.org.

Our next general assembly will be held on September 24, 2019 at 441 4th Street NW on the 11th floor from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Our guest speaker will be Parisa Norouzi, Executive Director of Empower DC. Parisa is leading a grassroots effort on the Comp Plan and affordable housing in DC. Please come out and bring someone with you. These are important discussions.

I know it’s early but save the date. Our holiday party will be held on December 2. More information to follow.

Best Regards,
Earl Williams
President

June 6, 2019

Dear Members and Friends,

For those of you who missed the April meeting, you missed a great opportunity to interact with Andrew Trueblood, Director Office of Planning. Director Trueblood answered questions on the amendments to the Comp Plan and his plan on rolling out them out for public comment.

On June 4, the Federation hosted our first member association president’s reception. The event was held at the Arts Club of DC. The purpose of the reception was to connect our member associations. Many presidents had never had the opportunity to meet and interact with other community organizations like theirs. It was a great success. Our Board members and the presidents talked, laughed and enjoyed the food and setting. Several connections were made, and information exchanged. Replacing the word citizens in our name with community and occasionally holding joint meetings with a member association on a citywide issue were two of the topics we discussed.

The Federation does not fund raise and we rely on dues payments to fund our activities. So please if you have not already paid your 2019 dues, please pay them now.

I’m sure none of you has ever gotten a traffic ticket. However, you may know someone who has received one and they may want to attend our June 25, 2019 general meeting. Our guest will be Tony Dugger, Adjudication Ombudsman, Department of Motor Vehicles. Mr. Dugger will be able to answer questions on speed cameras, parking issues and other subjects. Our meetings are open to the public. The meeting will be held at 441 4^th Street NW from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM. This will be our last meeting until September.

As always, we are open to suggestions on topics for future meetings and questions or comments about the federation. We ask that you spread this widely and we encourage everyone to visit our website, dccitizensfederation.org.

Best Regards,

Earl Williams

President