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Interested in learning how your home can be a tool to fight climate change? Electrify DC is hosting a Healthy Homes Fair showcasing different ways to improve health and and reduce emissions in your home. There will be over 70 exhibitors, an induction cooking demonstration, an appliance petting zoo, an e-bike taste test, food trucks, and even a bouncy castle to enjoy. Learn more & RSVP here.

  • Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024
  • Time: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: DC Armory, 2001 E Capitol St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Thursday, April 4:

Learn how to be a tandem captain: Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes (MWABA) is hosting a tandem captain training session for their weekly Thursday night bike rides. This training will teach you all you need to know to be a captain (front seat biker). The weekly rides alternate between riding along the Anacostia and Capital Crescent Trail and MWABA provides the Tandem bikes. Learn more & RSVP here.

  • Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024
  • Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
  • Location: Eastern Market Metro, 701 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003

Explore Northern Virginia’s development history: The built environment of Northern Virginia has developed from the early settlement of Arlington during the 40s and 50s to expansive unit development plans spanning Loudoun and Prince William. This seminar explores the rise of the Northern Virginia region through a historic lens. If you are looking to learn more about the economic and development history of Northern Virginia, this is the event for you. Learn more & RSVP here.

  • Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024
  • Time: 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • Location: Mason Square Campus Van Metre Hall, 3351 Fairfax Drive Auditorium 134 Arlington, VA 22201

Saturday, April 6:

Clean up the Potomac riverbanks: The Alice Ferguson Foundation is celebrating 70 years of environmental work and invites you to help clean up the Potomac riverbanks, attend their open house, and bring a picnic to enjoy the scenic Mt. Vernon view. The open house will give attendees the opportunity to see the inside of their net-zero, solar, geothermal-powered Living Building and learn about the foundation’s STEM-focused environmental education program for kids. For the trash cleanup, bags and gloves will be provided. They will use the data from the trash cleanup to make the case for better environmental legislation. Learn more & RSVP here.

  • Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024
  • Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Location: Alice Ferguson Foundation, 2201 Bryan Point Rd, Accokeek, MD 20607

Monday, April 8:

Meet Ward 7 DC Council candidates: The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA), Deanwood Citizens Association, and Friends of the DC Streetcar are hosting a Ward 7 meet and greet. At this event, the public has the opportunity to get to know the Ward 7 DC Council candidates better and ask questions. Learn more & RSVP here.

  • Date: Monday, April 8, 2024
  • Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Location: Sala Thai @ Park Kennedy, 1901 C St SE Suite A, Washington, DC 20003

Early Bird ticket pricing ends soon!

Get your tickets for GGWash’s Sweet Sixteen: GGWash turns sixteen this year! But we won’t be getting our driver’s license any time soon. Instead, we’re throwing a party to celebrate all the wonderful people who show up every day to help make this region great. With 16 years of progress to celebrate and big dreams for the future, we invite you to join us at our Sweet Sixteen! This is the last week to reserve early bird tickets. Learn more & RSVP here.

  • Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
  • Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Location: Pearl Street Warehouse, 33 Pearl St SW, Washington, DC, 20024

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Maya Hopkins is an Engagement Intern at GGWash. She grew up in Gaithersburg, MD and is a senior at The University of Maryland, College Park. She is pursuing a double major in Operations Management & Business Analytics and Information Systems with a minor in Nonprofit Leadership and Social Innovation. Maya is proud to call the DMV metro area her home and is interested in using her degree to improve the quality of life of her DMV neighbors in any way possible.