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Ready! Set! Play! Purchase Your Tickets to Our Fundraiser Online Now!

Join us for a night out at the Intown Uptown Inn on September 25 6:30 pm-9:30 pm! Our annual fundraiser and party in 16th Street Heights! Help support our parks and have fun. Go local but be prepared to be swept away to far-away destinations like: 5 nights for TWO in a deluxe room at [...]

Spring Sports at Hamilton and Upshur Parks

TOTS SOCCER at HAMILTON PARK 6:00 PM, Tuesdays (Starting April 20, 2010) Ages 5-6 Come on out to practice your soccer skills with DPR Soccer coach. No games, just practicing.  No need to sign up just come on out!  Parents are welcomed and encouraged to help the coach on the field. T-BALL at UPSHUR PARK [...]

TWO GREAT EVENTS on SATURDAY, APRIL 17 at HAMILTON PARK!

Park Clean-Up from 9:00 – Noon: Join your neighbors in cleaning up Hamilton Park, 1340 Hamilton Street. Bring your gloves and rakes. Coffee and muffins will be provided. Clown Show from 10:30 – Noon: Run away and join the circus! Spend the morning at Hamilton Recreation Center with a clown named Gloopi. Enjoy a show [...]

UPSHUR PARK CLEAN UP – SUNDAY OCTOBER 11TH

UPSHUR PARK CLEAN UP – SUNDAY OCTOBER 11TH 10 AM-12 PM Friends and neighbors large and small are invited to help clean-up Upshur Park this Sunday from 10:00am -12:00pm AS A SPECIAL TREAT THERE WILL BE A CONCERT FROM 10:30-12:00 WITH ABBASUBI: Abbasubi are Brooklyn, NY parents who were inspired by their children’s love of [...]

2nd Annual Parks Fundraiser a Huge Success

A Very Big Thank You to Our Sponsors and Volunteers With much gratitude and appreciation to Sandra Gartrell, owner of The Intown Uptown Inn for opening her doors for our annual event; to Moe Garay, chef at Highlands Café and Grill for preparing the wonderful food; and to Charlie Saxon of Office Catering for always [...]

Friends of 16th Street Heights Parks Auction Catalogue

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Save the Date! September 19 Annual Fundraiser and Silent Auction

http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=ZFKGAMUXKGCIKZSCIAMN&li=iq&src=email&trk=aei6 Hope you will join us!  If you are unable to attend we welcome your donation!

HAMILTON TOT LOT DESIGN MEETING SATURDAY APRIL 18

APRIL 18 HAMILTON TOT LOT DESIGN MEETING–GWU, Alexandria. VA 11:00 am, Old Town Alexandria at the GW Center As many of you may know the Friends of 16th Street Heights Parks group has raised $40,000 in private funds to build a new tot-lot at Hamilton Park (build date for this August!)  The group reached out [...]

EASTER EGG HUNT WRAP UP

This past Sunday the Friends of 16th Street Heights Parks and the 16th Street Heights Neighborhood Association sponsored a very successful Easter Egg Hunt for neighborhood families.  The weather didn’t cooperate on Saturday, but Sunday was a beautiful day to spend at the park.  We had over 50 kids hunting for eggs, many in their Easter [...]

SAVE THE DATE SUNDAY MAY 31 12-4 pm

Save the date!  Hope you can make it to Hamilton Park for Family Fun Day on Sunday May 31 12-14!  We’ll play field games, bbq crafts and more.  Bring a side dish and dessert to share. We’ll have the drinks and griallables!  Please email mariabarry@gmail.com if you can volunteer or would like to make a donation [...]