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LATEST WARD 5 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
November 9, 2023
As the holidays approach, I want to make sure you know about my office’s upcoming Holiday Turkey Giveaway on November 20. I know that these are tough times for many families across the District. We all deserve to have a hearty meal as we celebrate the holidays with loved ones. I invite Ward 5 neighbors to use this form to reserve your turkey (one per household) for pick-up on November 20.
I also want to encourage neighbors to save the date for our annual Ward 5 Holiday Party! Make plans to join us on December 14 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at City-State Brewing Co. (705 Edgewood St NE) for a night of food, music, dancing, and celebration together as a community. More information coming soon!
As we head into this Veterans Day weekend, please remember that government services are modified tomorrow, Friday, November 10 and into Saturday. You can read a full list of affected services here, but I share a quick run-down in the newsletter.
This edition of the Ward 5 Weekly newsletter also includes information about the busy week I’ve had including Monday’s press conference, details on DC Health Link Open Enrollment, important dates for the MySchool DC lottery and EdFEST, open registration for DPR Winter Programs, and events in Ward 5 and across the city including Safeway’s Feast of Sharing at the Convention Center on November 22. Keep reading for more!
LATEST WARD 5 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Holiday Turkey Giveaway and Veterans Day
November 9, 2023
As the holidays approach, I want to make sure you know about my office’s upcoming Holiday Turkey Giveaway on November 20. I know that these are tough times for many families across the District. We all deserve to have a hearty meal as we celebrate the holidays with loved ones. I invite Ward 5 neighbors to use this form to reserve your turkey (one per household) for pick-up on November 20.
I also want to encourage neighbors to save the date for our annual Ward 5 Holiday Party! Make plans to join us on December 14 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at City-State Brewing Co. (705 Edgewood St NE) for a night of food, music, dancing, and celebration together as a community. More information coming soon!
As we head into this Veterans Day weekend, please remember that government services are modified tomorrow, Friday, November 10 and into Saturday. You can read a full list of affected services here, but I share a quick run-down in the newsletter.
This edition of the Ward 5 Weekly newsletter also includes information about the busy week I’ve had including Monday’s press conference, details on DC Health Link Open Enrollment, important dates for the MySchool DC lottery and EdFEST, open registration for DPR Winter Programs, and events in Ward 5 and across the city including Safeway’s Feast of Sharing at the Convention Center on November 22. Keep reading for more!
COUNCILMEMBER ZACHARY PARKER
Zachary taught 7th-grade math in New Orleans, post-Katrina, with Teach For America, and he has spent the last eight years supporting DC school administrators at Ward 5 schools like Dunbar High School and Mundo Verde PCS.
Zachary sees firsthand the human impact of a system that leaves our most vulnerable behind. He grew up watching his oldest brother struggle with a one-size-fits-all school system that did not have the resources to support him, and now sees the challenges he faces in life because of it.
COUNCILMEMBER ZACHARY PARKER
Zachary taught 7th-grade math in New Orleans, post-Katrina, with Teach For America, and he has spent the last eight years supporting DC school administrators at Ward 5 schools like Dunbar High School and Mundo Verde PCS.
Zachary sees firsthand the human impact of a system that leaves our most vulnerable behind. He grew up watching his oldest brother struggle with a one-size-fits-all school system that did not have the resources to support him, and now sees the challenges he faces in life because of it.
And Zachary suffered alongside his middle brother through a long and exhaustive battle with a healthcare system that treated him more like a problem than a patient before he ultimately passed away at 36 from kidney failure. These shouldn’t be the experiences families have when interacting with our public institutions. Zachary has dedicated his life’s work to transforming the systems that failed his brothers and so many like them.
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