BIG THANKS TO THE MANY SUPPORTERS who made The Civic Circle’s “Raise a Glass to Freedom” celebration such a resounding success. We had more than 50 attendees in the “Zoom” room where it happened, and far exceeded our fundraising target. If you missed the celebration but would like to watch it now, please click HERE or above! We had a fantastic team, including Co-Hosts Jeffrey Slavin and Margo Reid, producer Danny Schwartz, presenters Michael Amilcar…
Please mark your calendars for “Raise a Glass to Freedom,” a virtual, Hamilton-themed fundraiser to benefit The Civic Circle taking place on Friday, July 2, 2021, from 6 to 7 p.m. We’ll have a visit from Congressman Jamie Raskin, a committed civic educator and author of “We the Students,” along with Hamilton-themed auction baskets and cameo appearances from Hamilton stars Mandy Gonzalez (Angelica Skyler) and Tamar Greene (George Washington). Our auction items will include Hamilton…
The Civic Circle is extremely grateful to the amazing young people who made Youth Civic Saturday such a success! And thanks to the No Boundaries Youth Organizers for co-hosting. A shout-out also goes out to Citizen University for creating Civic Saturdays, and for the fellowship opportunity that made this one happen. Our topic was “You Have the Power,” and we had stirring original poetry from Isaiah (Zay) Young and Daniella (DD) Gonyoe, uplifting songs sung…
Thanks to all who made our GivingCivicsNow fundraiser a success. Between contributions received on FB and other platforms, we exceeded our $3,000 goal, and netted more than $3,200 in receipts. Big thanks to all who made it happen! This is part one of a multi-part fundraiser to help The Civic Circle meet a $10,000 matching grant target so we can bring on our first full-time team member. Thanks to Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic for this opportunity,…
The Civic Circle is excited to partner with No Boundaries Youth Coalition on our first Youth Civic Saturday! This virtual community gathering takes place on: Saturday, May 8 at 11 a.m. Our topic will be: You Have the Power! Come hear youth share their success stories about organizing and speaking out. We will also hear youth songs, readings and poetry, and break out into circles for civic conversations. Launched by Seattle-based Citizen University, Civic Saturday…