December 3, 2010

Friday Round-Up: this week in the news

Planning on doing some holiday shopping this weekend? Why not add charity shopping to holiday shopping rituals! http://wapo.st/e9MpV6. Take a look at what Calvary is wishing for this holiday season:…
November 30, 2010

5 Ways to Get Involved During the Holiday Sea…

Next to late season snow storms that keep the ski areas open through April, the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas is my favorite time of year.  Everything smells better—evergreen, cinnamon,…
November 26, 2010

Friday Round-Up: Thanksgiving Edition

Local charities face increasing need around holidays: http://wapo.st/aAyRbu 5 myths about hunger in America: http://wapo.st/ffVz1J Just in time for Thanksgiving, a local philanthropist donated $5 mil…
November 23, 2010

2010 Help the Homeless Walkathon Wrap-up

Thanks to all who joined us for the Help the Homeless Walkathon on Saturday. This year marked Fannie Mae’s 23rd time sponsoring this outstanding event to benefit over 130 organizations like Calvary…
November 19, 2010

Friday Round-Up: this week in the news

This week is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. I hope you’re joining us for the Walkathon tomorrow! www.helpthehomelessdc.org The poverty rate in the U.S. rose to 14.3% last year –…
November 19, 2010

Calvary Captain Countdown - 1 more day!

The 2010 Help the Homeless Walkathon is tomorrow morning! I hope you’ll be joining us! For our final day of the Calvary Captain Countdown, we’d like to bring you one last story from a memb…
November 18, 2010

Calvary Captain Countdown – 2 days!

“Bring your kids, bring your dogs, bring your friends! There is no better way to spend a Saturday morning than coming together to help others (and have fun in the process).” Cindy Schwarz is a fir…
November 17, 2010

Calvary Captain Countdown - 3 more days!

Swafia Lopez Ames is a first-time walker, but she’s already getting creative about the Walkathon. Today she’s holding a jeans-day fundraiser at her office. For a Walkathon donation, employees can…
November 16, 2010

Calvary Captain Countdown - 4 days!

This will be Judy Gillespie’s first time participating in the Walkathon. After gearing up for the walk by fundraising throughout the fall, she is excited to wake up on Saturday morning and see the W…
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