Monday
May132013
Meridian Hill / Malcolm X Park to receive $50,000 grant. Thank you.
Photo of Dante statue in the park (who usually isn't smiling), courtesy of Beth Mullin, Rock Creek Conservancy, and Photoshop Special thanks to Jeff McElhaney and L. Ernest Springs for getting the word out on social media and for posting yard signs.
From the MHNA listserv:
Hi everyone,
I just got back from the Partners in Preservation awards ceremony, where I'm excited to report that Meridian Hill won one of the largest grants -- $50,000 -- out of the available $1 million from American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This is a huge victory for our beloved park, just $10,000 less than what was requested.
Although Meridian Hill came in 15th, it surged to more than double its total points in the final few days after the Park Open House. Members of the review committee told us that the passion of the park's supporters and the significance of continuing the park's restoration and revitalization for the benefit of the thousands of people who care about the ark swayed them to recommend major funding.
Other parks sites winning major grants included Dumbarton Oaks Park and the Carter Woodson Home. And two other nearby sites also won big grants- GALA Hispanic Theater and All Souls Unitarian Church.
THANK YOU all so much for helping to stand up for our long-forgotten park, which is anything but forgotten now!
Steve
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Steve Coleman
Co-Founder, Friends of Meridian Hill
President, Washington Parks & People
Josephine Butler Parks Center
2437 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) GO-2-PARK, ext. 11
(202) 234-3342 (fax)
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