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Citizens Association of Georgetown

By Denise R. Cunningham

October 2008

Photo: Executive Director Alexander Graham spoke to ninety CAG members  during a special reception at the Volta Bureau on October 22. Graham explained that although Alexander Graham Bell is best know as the  inventor of the telephone, he was first and foremost focused on  teaching deaf children how to speak -- perhaps because both his  mother and wife were deaf. Bell built the Volta Bureau in 1883 across  the street from his parents’ house at Volta and 35th Street to house  his library ìfor the increase...of knowledge relating to the deaf.î  Guests enjoyed the garden, views from the rooftop terrace, historical  displays (their conference table is Bell’s original work bench) and  discussions with Graham and his staff and docents.

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Georgetown University will be holding the first in a series of community meetings on Saturday, November 8 to address the development of the school’s upcoming 2010 campus plan. This day-long planning session is intended to integrate residential concerns and issues at the beginning of the process in an attempt to head-off potential conflicts down the road.  The meeting will begin with breakfast at 9:30 a.m. at Duke Ellington School on the corner of 35th St. and Reservoir Rd. At 10 a.m., an overview of the process will be presented followed by Q&A. At 11:45 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. there will be multiple small group break-out working lunch sessions. While the list of topics is still evolving, it will include such things as transportation/buses, enrollment caps and student housing. The group as a whole will reconvene at 2:30 p.m. to deliver the small group reports and have a wrap-up session.

This is an important opportunity for residents to be heard at the start of this planning process that will affect our community through 2020. RSVP to the University at 687-3123 or GUCampusPlan@georgetown.edu.

The following Saturday, November 15 is the CAG/GU Fall clean-up day kicking off with coffee, muffins and bagels at 9 a.m. at Volta Park. The work is geared for all ages and abilities and all equipment is provided. This year there will be special treats for families with children including “Save the World” wagons for kids to pull while gathering cans and bottles for recycling.

At noon, participants will return to the park and be treated to a cook-out hosted by the famous Georgetown University Grilling Society. Hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks and S’Mores will round out the day. The funding for the lunch and all the equipment has been provided by Georgetown University Hospital. And just in case, the clean-up rain date has been set for the following day.

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