Do More 24, a project of the United Way of the National Capital Area, hopes to raise funds for charities in D.C. and surrounding communities in a 24-hour period.

Group buying site Deals for Deeds is kicking off a week of H Street food-related deals for Brainfood, a non-profit that helps high school students build life skills through cooking classes and instruction on healthful eating.

To follow up on a story DCist reported last month, local non-profit Bread for the City let us know that they were able to successfully pick-up 2,000 donated reusable bags from Safeway on Friday, with a promise that 10,000 more would be on their way soon. Safeway had pledged over four months ago to donate 10,000 reusable bags, to be split between Bread for the City and Ward 7 environmental non-profit Groundwork Anacostia, but…

Today is your deadline, last chance, final day, to be part of Team DCist at Saturday’s Servathon 2010. We’ll be cleaning the streets of Petworth and Columbia Heights in the morning, then celebrating at the Servathon afterparty. We’re also getting awesome Servathon t-shirts that say Team DCist on them. DCist has the largest team in the event — our 47th participant helped us eclipse Team DHS this morning! And there is still space for…

The Obama family showed up at So Others Might Eat’s soup kitchen on Monday, as part of their contribution to the MLK Day of Service. The Washington Times provides a little color:”We got a lot of struggle in this neighborhood,” a man shouted to Mr. Obama as he entered the facility, in a hardscrabble section of the city just north of Capitol Hill. Inside, the president, wearing an apron and khaki baseball cap, handed…