***All are Welcome to Attend***
When: April 6, 2009 7:30PM - 9PM
Where: Rosedale Recreation Center - 17th & Gales Streets, NE (202.724.5405)
INTRODUCTIONS
7:30 Welcome & Agenda Review (Necothia)
SPECIAL GUESTS
• ANC 6A08 Commissioner Kelvin Robinson
• Mary Elliot, UDC Community Outreach and Extension Services Coordinator
• Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
• Beth Purcell, Capitol Hill Restoration Society
MINUTES, REPORTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
7:35 Approval of March meeting minutes, posted on the RCA Blog (Ken)
7:40 Reports
• President/VP Report & Discussion (5 min, Necothia)
• Treasurer's Report & Discussion (5 min, Pat)
• Transportation Committee Report & Discussion (5 min, Ken)
• Outreach Committee Report & Discussion (5 min, Brit & Necothia)
• Garden Committee Report & Discussion (5 min, Karen)
• Crime Report & Discussion (5 min, Brenda)
OLD BUSINESS
• RCA's Annual Membership & Fees are now due (5 min, Ken & Pat)
• Beth Purcell, with Capitol Hill Restoration Society, will discuss the Rosedale neighborhood "Historical Walking-tour" on May 30, 2009, See 'supplemental information' below for more details. (10 min)
NEW BUSINESS
• Mr. Kelvin Robinson, newly elected ANC 6A08 Commissioner, will introduce himself to RCA (10 min)
• Mary Elliot, with the UDC Community Outreach and Extension Services (COES), will discuss the upcoming “Quality of Life Day” event in Ward 6 (10 min)
• Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, a starting female pitcher in the all male professional baseball Negro League during the 1950s, is proposing the new Rosedale Community Center playing field be named after her. For more information about Mamie: nlbpa.com/johnson_mamie.html (10 min)
~ Supplemental Information ~
CHRS & RCA Rosedale Neighborhood Historical Walking–tour
Why: Provide the Rosedale community the opportunity to learn about Rosedale related historical interests, such as: historical social, cultural and architectural interests/events/people/places
What: A guided historical walking-tour through a designated area of the Rosedale community; a pamphlet of information is usually included.
Where: Area bounded by Benning Rd, E Street, 15th and 17th Streets. Based on preliminary research, Beth and Donna believe this to be the oldest developed area of Rosedale. (this area is just west of the Rosedale Recreation Center)
When: Tentatively scheduled for Saturday May 30, 2009 from 11AM - 1PM, this falls within CHRS's Historical Preservation Month campaign
Who: CHRS, RCA and volunteers from Rosedale/Kingman Park neighborhoods to help organize, advertise, set-up/tear-down, be tour-guides and contribute neighborhood information for the tour-script (developed by CHRS).
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