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Spring 2022 News

Join us for EP&A events & happenings

Check out our website for information!

Join our Spring Community Meeting on May 16th, 7-7:30PM (register for a reminder; Zoom link)!

Check out our spring events (VXN Dance Workout, Story Thyme, Community Cleanups, & more)!

Meet our 2022 board members (new and old!)

Get involved with our Greenways Committee and community green efforts

Check out our Greenways page for more information!

Like our dog park? Help support it!

Eckington Parks & Arts is responsible for day-to-day maintenance and management of the dog park, including turf cleaning, purchase of dog waste bags, and setting rules to help keep pups safe. We receive no funding from DC government and rely on monetary donations to cover expenses.

We are committed to keeping this community space available, and ask that dog park users please contribute if able. Donations of at least $60 automatically include an Eckington Parks & Arts membership for one household member. Donations of at least $100 include membership for two household members. Memberships run from January through December.

Suggested Donations:

We visit (almost) every day... $250/year

We visit once or twice a week... $60/year

We visit occasionally (drop-in visit).... $3/visit

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Support EP&A through a fundraiser

COMPOST FUNDRAISER

We’re working with Compost Crew to get more people composting and fundraise for Eckington Parks & Arts! Sign up using our referral code and get $10 off your first month while $10 is donated to EP&A!

Compost Crew offers food waste pickup at your doorstep once a week - you can also adjust your schedule to less often after signing up. The more people we get within our selected community area (map), the more the price per month goes down (now down to $24, and can go as low as $16/month with 75 sign-ups). Even if you're not within the map area, you can still use the code to start composting!

Why is composting so important? Check out this recent Washington Post article! Visit our Greenways page for other composting options.

FRISBEE & BANDANA FUNDRAISERS

Gift yourself a new Eckington Parks & Arts frisbee for some fun with friends or your pup ($10 donation)! Or expand your pup's wardrobe (or yours!) and grab a snazzy EP&A bandana ($10 donation)! Your donation helps support everything we do, including taking care of the dog park. To purchase, stop by one of our tabling events, which we hold every few weeks at the dog park, Tanner Park, or Yang Market.

Check what other groups are doing in Eckington and Tanner Park

Most community activities are paused for the winter - we'll post updates as we know them!

Missed a member meeting? Watch the recording

Check our Events page to find out EP&A updates and hear special guest speakers!

Sign Up for Our Monthly Newsletter

Our newsletter is open to all community members (not just members) and includes updates on the organization, upcoming events, and community news

Eckington Parks & Arts

Eckington Parks & Arts is an action-oriented nonprofit, philanthropic group that supports and activates Eckington’s public spaces. It is composed of members who contribute either time or monetary resources toward beautifying and activating public spaces in the Northeast D.C. neighborhood of Eckington. Although independent from the Eckington Civic Association (ECA), the two groups work collaboratively to engage neighbors and build our sense of community.

MISSION

Our goal is to establish an action-oriented nonprofit, philanthropic group to support and activate Eckington’s public spaces.

COMMUNITY

The group will be composed of members who contribute either time or monetary resources toward beautifying and activating public spaces in Eckington.

EVENTS

We plan to host at least 3 events in 2021, and grow to host additional events in future years, both at Tanner Park and at other Eckington green spaces.

GREEN SPACES

In 2021, our focus will still be on Tanner Park; however, we will begin to extend our efforts to include the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT). In future years, we will expand to Harry Thomas Recreational Center and other Eckington green spaces.

Alethia Tanner Park

In December 2015, the NoMa Parks Foundation acquired two acres of vacant land from Pepco. As envisioned in the NoMa Parks 2012 Public Realm Design Plan, the park originally called “NoMa Green” will provide for outdoor recreation and community gatherings and serve as NoMa’s “backyard.” In May 2016, an additional half-acre of park space was acquired at the northeast corner, allowing for the softening of the R Street NE Z-turn on the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT). These transactions earned the NoMa Parks Foundation a “Best Community Impact” award as part of the Washington Business Journal’s Best Real Estate Deals of 2016. The NoMa Parks Foundation worked with the community during 2016 and 2017 to design the park, which opened in early 2019.

Eckington Parks & Arts is part of Green Spaces For DC

Green Spaces for DC envisions equitable access to parks and open spaces that enhance the health and well-being of neighborhoods and our D.C. Metro Area community.

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