May 5, 2008
Servathon 2008 a Big Success
Team DCist came out in force for Saturday's 2008 Servathon, presented by Greater DC Cares and Fannie Mae. About 3,200 volunteers spent the day painting, cleaning and pruning the campuses of 39 D.C. public schools. Team DCist was dispatched to Harriet Tubman Elementary in Columbia Heights, and we all had a blast sprucing up the courtyard, repainting the playground, and brightening up some dull brown lockers in classrooms. Thanks to everyone who participated, especially our top fund raisers: Jeffrey Young ($535), Elena Tsougranis ($240), Kathryn Warnes ($230), and our own Kelly Rand ($220). All told Team DCist pulled in $3,350 that will go to support all the great work that Greater DC Cares does all year long. Way to go, everyone!
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I wish my site were as great a success. Our volunteer leaders took an hour just to give us tasks, and then didn't even have the right color paint to cover up chips in the wall. Unfortunately, it was a huge waste of time, as I hear the after-party was also. It might be my last DC Cares Event.
and whose shirt is that in the last photo??? :)
ladies and gentlemen, the awesome torso of IMGoph...hahaha
Those computer lab lockers never did actually get painted. The lab is now missing out on the psychadelic green and yellow that the rest of the classrooms have.
Yes, the after party was pretty lame, mostly because I couldn't find any of my fellow teammates - did everyone bail?
Huzzah IMGoph! I think he's the only other DCist I actually met - my painting team was all Univ. of Michigan alumni.
Ooooh, IMGoph - flex that charitable beefcake! Bow chica bow bow!
I actually have a photo of the awesome face of IMGoph as well but forgot to email that (or any of my other photos) to Sommer this weekend, so you ladies will have to wait in suspense.
oh god, y'all know how to make a boy blush!!!
jen, we were at the afterparty. there was a group of us sitting in the middle of the floor until about 3...quite a crowd in there though!
Darn it, how could I have missed you all amongst the eleventy billion other people wearing white servathon shirts?
I was there also. Although I, along with IMGoph had a similar experience as granolagal4 with the waiting and not doing anything for the first hour or so, we did get the chance to contribute and paint some lockers and did some de-rooting in the yard. I thought the after-party played out pretty well.
Damn - those meatballs they served... I would've gone for seconds or thirds if the line wasn't so damn long.
agreed, bladezone, on the line. it was impressive, though, that they were able to get as many people inside as they did. i think town is one of those places that is bigger on the inside than on the outside.