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Media Coverage and Awards

Hands on DC volunteers and the important work they do have earned Hands on DC praise from national newspapers, TV and radio stations, school officials, local businesses, and parent/teacher organizations. An overview of the media coverage and awards for Hands on DC over the last few years follows.

Awards

• Selected to be featured in the Catalogue for Philanthropy, 2010
• Best of Washington charitable organization (Social Services), 2009
• Points of Light Foundation Award, 2005
  
• District of Columbia Board of Education, Resolution honoring Hands on DC, May 19, 2003

Newspapers

• "Volunteers Spruce Up Schools," Washington Post, April 6, 2003
  
• "Grime Expelled at 30 District Schools," Washington Post, April 14, 2002
  
• "Volunteers throng for school clean-up duty," Washington Times, 2002
  
• "Voluntarios ayudan a renovar escuelas en DC," El Pregonero, 2002
  
• "Hands on DC," Washington Informer, 2000
  
• "New Breed of Volunteers Tackles D.C. School's Needs" Washington Post, April 11, 1999
  
• "Help A School This Morning" Washington Post, Editorial, 1999
  
• "Putting Muscle Into Good Intentions" Washington Post, April 19, 1998
  
• "Hands on DC Volunteers Work for Community and Education," Washington Afro-American, 1998
  
• "Lending the Schools a Hand," The Common Denominator, 1999
  
• "Students Fix Up District Schools," The Hoya, 1999
  
• "Want to Help DC Schools?" Washington Post, Editorial, 1998
  
• "Putting a Shine on Some DC Schools," Washington Post, 1997
  
• "Hands on Approach to DC Schools," Washington Times, 1997
  
• "Giving Schools a Hand Today," Washington Post, Editorial, 1997
  
• The Northwest Current, 1998
  
• Community News, 1998
  
• Washington Parent, 1998
  
• The City Paper, preview of the event, 1997.
  

Television WRC-TV, Channel 4 (NBC) WTTG-TV, Channel 5 (FOX) WJLA-TV, Channel 7 (ABC) WUSA-TV, Channel 9 (CBS) WDCA-TV, Channel 20 (UPN) News Channel 8, (Independent) Channel 16 (District TV) Channel 28 (DC Schools)

Radio WPGC-FM: Advance interviews, extensive PSAs and day-of coverage WAMU-FM: extensive PSAs WGMS-FM: advance interview and PSAs WTOP-FM: day-of coverage WPFW-FM: advance interviews WJZW-FM: advance interviews