Capitol Hill Community Achievement Awards
Each spring, the Great Hall of the Folger Shakespeare Library is the scene of a gala dinner and awards ceremony where Capitol Hill neighbors come together to honor three individuals whose distinguished service to our community has benefited us all. Through the generosity of the Folger and the individuals and businesses who support this event, funds are raised each year to support the Foundation's Community Grants and projects.

The 2010 honorees are Chuck Burger, who has served on many boards since he came to the Hill in the 1980s, including EMCAC and CHAMPS. He is now heading a task force created by City Councilmember Tommy Wells to determine the best use of the Eastern Branch Boys and Girls Club site; Margaret Missian, a co-founder of Trees for Capitol Hill who works tirelessly on behalf of our neighborhood street trees; and Sig Cohen, board member of Capitol Hill Group Ministry, and many other organizations; and founder of a vibrant Jewish congregation, the Hill Havurah.

The Capitol Hill Community Achievement Awards Dinner was founded in 1984 by a group of community leaders as a benefit for the Holistic Health Center at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation. When the center closed, our foundation became the beneficiary of the event and in 1993 we became the sponsor as well. In recognition of the early leadership of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, an annual $10,000 grant to a community organization is awarded at the dinner in the name of Dr. Arnold Keller, Jr., pastor emeritus of the church. This year, in recognition of the role they have played in defining H Street as an arts destination in the city, two $10,000 Arnold F. Keller, Jr. grants will be awarded. The grantees are The Atlas Performing Arts Center and the Theater Alliance at the H Street Playhouse.

The 26th annual Capitol Hill Community Achievement Awards Dinner will be held on May 6, 2010. For information on sponsorship donations or tickets, please inquire at info@capitolhillcommunityfoundation.org. You are cordially invited to attend! Click here for a copy of the Dinner invitation and the reply form.