A message from Chairman Joseph Glover

Good Evening PBPRA Members and Friends:

We are very excited and elated; we are EXCITED that our project is moving forward toward a better result. We ask you to save the date and join us at our February Regular Meeting. See attachment for details. We are ELATED over the results of our 2nd Annual MLK, Jr. National Day of Service that took place on Monday January 21, 2008 in Pope Branch Park. It is exciting that our project was chosen by the Mayor as the Ward 7 signature site. With this designation came an entitlement of official 2008 MLK, Jr. Day of Service - Serve DC - Shirts. These shirts were distributed to volunteers during the day of service. Also Official Serve DC Banners were placed at our Project Site, and media/public officials were notified.

Please see our official thank you that follows. It was crafted by Mr. Irv Sheffey, Sierra Club & PBPRA Member. We thank him for the message.

Best regards and love to all,
Joseph A. Glover, City Leader & Founder and Chair Pope Branch Park Restoration Alliance (We're in our 41st year of service)

A Huge Thank You to all the Volunteers! -Irv-

Thanks….. it could not have been done without you!


What do 58 large bags of trash, two lawnmowers, a fence, the remains of a metal utility shed, three mattresses, several automobile tires, hubcaps and assorted miscellaneous debris have in common? They all were among the items cleared from along the creek as part of the 2nd Annual Pope Branch Park Clean-up Event in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of National Service held yesterday, January 21st, 2008

This could not have been accomplished without the support of the members and staff of the Earth Conservation Corps, Casey Trees, the DC Department of the Environment, DC Department of Parks and Recreation, DC Department of Public Works and the 100 plus volunteers from east and west of the river who braved the cold to be of service. The event was truly an expression of Dr. King’s vision of people of diverse backgrounds coming together, making a difference for all of the community.

On behalf of the Pope Branch Park Restoration Alliance (PBPRA), I want to thank all who participated. If you are interested in the on-going efforts of the PBPRA, to restore and revitalize this little community gem and the tributary that runs through it, into the Anacostia River, please come to our monthly meeting. That meeting is held on the first Thursday of each month, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, 3000 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20020. For more information you can contact Joseph Glover, founder and chair, PBPRA by calling (202) 581-1214 or by email: jagbfree@comcast.net

The next meeting is scheduled for February 7th, 2008.

Irv

2nd Annual Pope Branch Park Clean-Up Event

Pope Branch Park
Restoration Alliance
In conjunction with the

Earth Conservation Corps ● Casey Trees Endowment ● DC Department of Parks & Recreation
DC Department of the Environment ● Sierra Club

Invites you to join us at our

2nd Annual Pope Branch Park Clean-up Event
in honor of the
Martin Luther King Jr.
Day of National Service
January 21, 2008
9:00 am to 1:00 pm

A Community Service Project
To restore and beautify the Pope Branch Creek tributary of the Anacostia River



We will gather as a community to remove trash and invasive plant species from along the creek.
Meet us at Fairlawn Avenue & M Street, SE
For additional information and to register as an individual or as a group, please contact

Joseph Glover, Chair
Pope Branch Park Restoration Alliance
(202) 581-1214 ● jagbfree@aol.com

DDOE Director Hawkins "preaching green"

More pictures from Nov. 16th - photos by joe morcos

Trinh Doan and Gilda Allen getting it done.

Gilda eyes her new retirement vehicle.

Students and coaching staff from Anacostia High School in SE DC came out to help with the event. Many hands made light work.

Pictures from Nov. 16th, 2007

Joseph Glover (chair, PBPRA), Pete Hill, and Irv Sheffey (Sierra Club) showing pride in a job welldone.

The biocells will need to be watered every two weeks for the first year.
Once the plants are established they will tolerate the regular rainfall
conditions and survive on their own.
The Raingarden at Fairlawn Ave and M Place SE just before
planting.

Another view of the M Place/30th St. Biocell/raingarden and the stabilized hillside (filtrex blanket)

Pictures from planting event