PAST Events
Tulipalooza!
Each Spring, Tulipalooza celebrates the bloom of thousands of tulips planted by volunteers the previous Fall at Sasha Bruce House.
Potomac Triangle Parks Spring Cleanup
Potomac Triangle Parks Spring Cleanup
Volunteers weeded, raked and mulched to prepare the Potomac Triangle Parks for the upcoming season.
Trainees Finish Landscaping Boot Camp
Potomac Triangle Parks Spring Cleanup
Led by Program Manager White Dawes, seven recruits completed the Landscaping vocational training program at Sasha Bruce House.
Potomac Triangle Parks Garden Day
GGDC organized a cookout and live music event to celebrate the reclamation of a once neglected and dangerous green space.
Tulipalooza REDUX
Volunteers came together to plant 5,000 tulips bulbs and paint Love Rocks at Sasha Bruce House.
George Washington University Service Volunteers Paint Love Rocks
Students of George Washington University
painted 400 Love Rocks as part of a Martin Luther King Day of Service. Project Manager White Dawes spoke to participants about the vital work of Sasha Bruce Youthwork to end youth homelessness.
CHAW Paints Love Rocks
Project Manager White Dawes led a group of students attending the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop in painting Love Rocks for placement at Sasha Bruce House.
Goding School Within a School Deliver Love Rocks
Students of Goding School Within a School delivered
Love Rocks to Sasha Bruce House as part of a Martin Luther King Day of Service. Project Manager White Dawes welcomed the young people and their parents before placing their rocks in the gardens.
Love Rocks Capitol Hill Day School
Capitol Hill Day School students and their parents painted 200 Love Rocks as part of a Founders' day event. Former GGDC intern (and now Social Media Manager) Ca'Ron Williams spoke to attendees about the vital work of Sasha Bruce Youthwork to end youth homelessness.
Operation Camo Christmas
Wreath Laying at Congressional Cemetery
Wreath Laying at Congressional Cemetery
Camo Claus and Lil' Claus gave out knit hats, gloves and wool socks to those without around Anacostia Station on the brisk Saturday before Christmas to cap off another year of service to the community.
Wreath Laying at Congressional Cemetery
Wreath Laying at Congressional Cemetery
Wreath Laying at Congressional Cemetery
GGDC sponsored 22 wreaths and participated in the Wreaths Across America ceremony at Historic Congressional Cemetery.
Capitol Hill Corner: Wreaths Across America at Congressional Cemetery
Toys for Tots
Wreath Laying at Congressional Cemetery
HCC Dead Man's Run 5K
Camo Claus delivered gifts (9 total) to Capitol Hill OneLife to support the United States Marine Corps "Toys for Tots" program.
HCC Dead Man's Run 5K
Wreath Laying at Congressional Cemetery
HCC Dead Man's Run 5K
Ben Fithian (#506) crosses the finish line to lead GGDC's team to a second consecutive win in the Congressional Cemetery Dead Man's Run 5k.
Training Program Conclusion
Interns and Program Manager White Dawes celebrate the completion of the vocational training program at Sasha Bruce House.
Urban Agriculture Final Harvest
The gardens at Sasha Bruce House yielded a final bounty at the conclusion of the internship program in urban agriculture.
Peace and Love Festival
Peace and Love Festival
GGDC provided support for a live music event in the rejuvenated Potomac Triangle Park.