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Lee's Ice Cream Dishes Out to Hands on DC Volunteers
Washington, DC, May 2, 2005. Some lucky volunteers at this week's annual Hands on DC (HoDC) work-a-thon to be held May 7, 2005, will be treated to ice cream, courtesy of Lee's Ice Cream. The Owings Mills, Md.-based, premium ice cream-maker will be making on-site visits to hand out its frozen treats to roughly 350 volunteer workers at DC's Aiton Elementary School, Harris (C.W.) Elementary School, Merritt Educational Center, Nalle Elementary School and Smothers Elementary School.
HoDC is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that conducts annual citywide work-a-thons to improve DC public schools. This year the group will send approximately 2,000 volunteers to 33 DC public schools (see list below) this Saturday to repair and upgrade school facilities.
"Hands on DC is extremely grateful for the contributions and support we receive from companies like Lee's Ice Cream," said Katie Ferrier and Billy Pizer, event co-chairs. "Without the assistance we receive from both local and national organizations each year, HoDC's ability to positively impact the conditions at DC public schools would be severely curtailed. It's especially gratifying to see local businesses giving back to their communities."
"Lee's Ice Cream looks forward to working with Hands on DC in thanking all the volunteers who give their time to better our communities," said Shamia N. Lewis, marketing administrator for Lee's Ice Cream/Claudia's Kitchen. " We believe that we should give back to the communities that have supported us in our growth throughout the years." Schools participating in the Hands on DC 2005 work-a-thon are:
- Aiton Elementary School, 533 48th Place, NE
- Amidon Elementary School, 401 Eye St., SW
- Bell Multicultural Senior High School, 3145 Hiatt Place, NW
- Beers Elementary School, 3600 Alabama Ave., SE
- Bowen Elementary School, 101 M St., SW
- Browne Junior High School, 850 26th St., NE
- Cardozo Senior High School, 1300 Clifton St., NW
- Coolidge Senior High School, 6315 5th St., NW
- Emery Elementary School, 1720 1st St., NE
- Eastern Senior High School, 1700 East Capitol St., NE
- Ferebee-Hope Elementary School, 3999 8th St., SE
- Harris (C.W.) Elementary School, 301 53rd St., SE
- Hart Middle School, 601 Mississippi Ave., SE
- Hearst Elementary School, 3950 37th St., NW,
- Hendley Elementary School, 425 Chesapeake St., SE
- Hine Junior High School, 335 8th St., SE
- Hyde Elementary School, 3219 O St., NW
- Jefferson Junior High School, 801 7th St., SW
- Merritt Educational Center, 5002 Hayes St., NE
- Meyer Elementary School, 2501 11th St., NW
- Montgomery Elementary School, 421 P St., NW
- Nalle Elementary School, 219 50th St., SE
- Orr Elementary School, 2200 Minnesota Ave., SE
- Payne Elementary School, 305 15th St., SE
- Powell Elementary School, 1350 Upshur St., NW
- Reed Elementary School, 2200 Champlain St., NW
- Roosevelt Senior High School, 4301 13th St., NW
- Shaw Junior High School, 925 Rhode Island Ave., NW
- Smothers Elementary School, 4400 Brooks St., NE
- Spingarn Senior High School, 2500 Benning Rd., NE
- Stuart-Hobson Middle School, 410 E St., NE
- Truesdell Elementary School, 800 Ingraham St., NW
- Tyler Elementary School, 1001 G St., SE
For more than 10 years, HoDC has worked with local community members, volunteers and sponsors to create better schools and brighter futures for the students in the District of Columbia. In its first decade, Hands on DC painted, landscaped, and improved the conditions of the District's more than 150 schools through annual one-day work-a-thons. During this time, the community-based nonprofit organization run entirely by volunteers has raised more than $450,000 for college scholarships.
To learn more about Hands on DC and its efforts, please visit www.HandsonDC.org. Lee's Ice Cream, Baltimore's Sweetest Tradition, has been a local favorite for over 25 years. Since 1979, Lee's has been scooping up the best-tasting super-premium ice cream in its two Baltimore area scoop shops. To reach a broader market and satisfy more ice cream lovers, Lee's began selling 14 of its flavors by the pint throughout the country in 2004. Lee's has won a loyal following with their high quality ingredients and super smooth ice cream. www.leesicecream.com. HoDC is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that conducts an annual citywide work-a-thon to improve Washington, DC public schools, raise funds to support local college scholarship programs, and encourage greater community involvement in public schools.
