Eastern Market Fire--a few words from CHC President Marian Connolly
For those of us who live on
the Hill, Eastern Market is our community center. The devastating fire in
the early morning hours Monday, the 30th, leaves us with a huge hole in the
fabric of our communal life. The Chorale's history is intertwined with the
Market. Through the years, we have passed out flyers on Saturdays to
advertise our upcoming concerts. For many years, we held our yard sales in
the shadow of the Market on what is now the Port City Java outside seating
area. The location was ideal for our principle fundraiser because we
could draw on Market customers.
The Capitol Hill Community Foundation has
established a fund to accept donations to assist the employees and merchants who
are displaced by the fire. The Marc Fisher WE.Post article provides a link
to the Foundation's site for those who wish to donate directly. I'm also
attaching a link to the NPR commentary by Bonny Wolf, coincidentally the
co-founder of t he Capitol Hill Chorale and my neighbor.
Jonathan Darr, Executive Director of our parent
organization the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, has contacted the Foundation and
pledged whatever help CHAW can provide, including using the Workshop for meeting
spaces. I have told Jonathan that the Chorale salutes his quick response
and will want to be responsive as well. Christ Church, which hosted our
successful spaghetti dinner, is thinking of hosting a spaghetti dinner featuring
John Philip Sousa's mother's "famous" spaghetti recipe. They have asked us
for some initial planning and organizing advice based on our years of
conducting this event. As we learn more, the Governing Committee will
consider what we can do as a Hill-based arts organization to contribute to the
community effort to help our Market friends who. If you have thoughts
about how the Chorale might lend support, please send them to me or other GC
members. marian.connolly@verizon.net.
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