In Shaw

Greetings-

I'm seeking your support of the Annual Christmas Bazaar being sponsored by the St. George's Episcopal Church Women. It will be held at the church, 2nd and U Streets, NW between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm on Saturday, December 1st.

I knitted an afghan which will be in the silent auction and I've prepared a variety of baked goods which will be for sale...perfect for gifts or to enjoy before the Christmas holiday.

There will be cooked food available and so you can plan to have lunch, an early dinner...or take it home for a later dinner.

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| Blagden Alley |
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| Naylor Court Association |
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| Monthly Meeting |
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| THURSDAY, November 15, 2007 |
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| NOTE! |
| 7:30-9:00 pm |
| Bob and Sherri's |
| 945 O Street, NW |
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(Note: the meeting in November is one week earlier than the fourth
Thursday
this year so as not to pre-empt Thanksgiving.)

The newsletter is at

http://www.pro-messenger.com/Blagden/Monthly%20Pages/2007%20Monthly%20Pages/BAN_2007_11_P1.html

Topics:
1. Police.
2. Discussion/approval of bylaws, Part 2.
Corrections/Modifications from Last meeting.
3. Update on 917 M Street.

*TOWN HALL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT*

Small businesses are facing incredible market barriers and bureaucratic
impediments to staying in their longtime locations, expanding into new
sites, or just trying to open a business for the first time.

Please come out and voice your support for small business by attending and
testifying at:

What: Citywide Small Business Tax Relief Town Hall Meeting

Who: MidCity Business Association and Councilmember Jim Graham

Where: Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U Street, NW

When: Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 6:30-9:00pm

Why: To Rally Support and Raise Awareness Regarding the Tax Burdens and
Other Barriers Facing Small Businesses in DC
*

*To pre-register to testify at the Town Hall Meeting please email us at
info@midcitylife. org.*

*Kamal Ali, Owner, Ben's Chili Bowl
President, MidCity Business Association

The MidCity Business Association and other organizations and advocates
working to support small business development are requesting your immediate
support for the Small Businesses by signing the attached online petition
that calls for relief and resources to support small business in Washington
DC.
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*DC Small Business – Relief and Retention Online Petition – We need your
support!!!
*

*Please sign the petition at:
http://www.petitiononline.com/mc111307/petition.html
*

From Jim
Neighbors,

Please be reminded that we will be meeting at Mount Sinai Baptist Church tonight from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. To follow-up on our public safety/hate crime discussion of last month, Ms. Brandi King Garcia, Ward Five Community Prosecutor from the United States Attorney's Office, is coming to talk about their Nuisance Property Program. In addition, Mr. Alton Gadsen and Mr. Karl Millard are coming to talk about the Office of Unified Communications; specifically, how 911 and 311 calls are prioritized and dispatched to communities like ours. Ilyssa Parker, our neighbor and a member of the Board of Directors at the Perry School Community Service Center, will be given some time to talk about this valuable community resource. Further, and independently of her Perry School presentation, Ilyssa wants to share some information with us about the possible establishment of a dog park in the community.

Importantly, Officer Sean Babcock and Officer Danny McCullough will receive awards from the civic association in appreciation of their service to the community and, as usual, Alice Thompson (of the Mayor's Office of Community Relations and Services) and Ayanna Chase (of Council Member Harry Thomas, Jr.'s Office) will be permitted to share announcements relating to the work of their respective employers.

Hope to see you tonight!

Best,

Jim Berry
Bates Area Civic Association, Inc.


JDB