I speak to you not just as a President, but as a father, when I say that responsibility for our children's education must begin at home. That is not a Democratic issue or a Republican issue. That's an American issue. - President Barack Obama, February 24, 2009
TTP Featured in Catalogue for Philanthropy
Turning the Page is proud
to announce our inclusion in the 2009-2010 Catalogue for Philanthropy:
Greater Washington. Each year some 200-250 organizations survive a
rigorous vetting process and are selected, according to Catalogue
President, Barbara Harman, as "one of the best small charities in the Washington, DC region."
This year a panel of ninety expert reviewers participated in the annual
review process. Each year 68 new nonprofits are featured, and TTP has
been selected for this year. Our page in the Catalogue website can be
viewed here. Please
click here to read more about this honor.
Carpe Librum December Book Sale
Turning
the Page is excited to announce that we will be hosting a special
fall version of our well-loved Carpe Librum used-book sale. We are looking to this sale to raise much needed funds for our programs which were put in jeopardy when our organization lost a city grant when the DC City Council made budget cuts this past summer.
We have 1 sale remaining, December 4th - 18th at 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Sale Hours
Weekdays: 10am - 7pm
Saturdays, December 5th and 12th: 10am - 6pm
TTP's 3rd Annual Gala Raises Money for Programs!
TTP's
Third Annual Gala was held Saturday September 12th at the Carnegie
Institution of Washington. The event was a huge success, as friends old
and new came together to celebrate another year of service to DC public
school families and communities and rallied to raise money for this
year's programs. Special thanks to our gala committee for their help in making this year's event a success.
Metromix Washington, DC has featured the event on their website. Check out the
fun pictures!
Sara Duke Biscoe Photography took pictures of the festivities as well. Please
browse through; photos are available for download and purchase as well!
Two TTP School Partners Receive Additional District Funding
TTP partners Payne and Tyler elementary schools will receive additional funding from the District of Columbia as part of a plan that will bring specialized programs in science and technology, arts and languages into 13 DC public schools. Tyler was selected to be an arts integration school, designed to integrate music, dance and visual arts into all subject areas. Payne will shift to a "world cultures" theme, with an emphasis on languages and globalization. Read the full story
here.
