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Service Project

Veterans Week Close Out at Anacostia Park

November 16, 2024

08:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Washington, DC Platoon

Event overview

Come out as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the passing of the GI Bill at Anacostia Park in SE DC. We will be finishing up projects that we could not complete from Mass Deployment and this will mean that we have full completed our Mass Deployment projects. For this event we will be focusing on functional beautification of the park. Repainting parking lots to include the skate pavilion, education center and boat launch ramp. Finishing the restoration of the community bulletin board, and filling gravel in pot holes leading to the northern picnic area. We hope to see you all there as we close out Veterans Day!

Type

Service Project

What To Wear

Clothes that can get dirty

Event Contact

event contact
Darren Thompson
cthompson@missioncontinues.org (240) 398-6241

When and where

Date

November 16, 2024

Time

08:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)

Location

Anacostia Park Roller Skating Pavilion

1500 Anacostia Dr
Washington, DC

Parking Information

Free parking on-site

1500 Anacostia Dr SE, Washington DC 20020. Please park in the rear lot as we will be painting the lot between the skate pavilion and the river.

Who We Are

The Mission Continues is a national non-profit that empowers veterans to continue serving in our nation’s under-resourced communities, giving veterans the opportunity to keep serving even after the uniform comes off, right here at home. Our programs deploy veterans and volunteers to work alongside nonprofit partners and community leaders to improve educational resources, tackle food insecurity, foster neighborhood identity, and more.  

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