NUTRITION
- Cooking meals together is the top way to get kids to eat a healthy meal, according to a survey from the Walmart Foundation and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. (8/30)
- “A ‘Yes! Organic’ grocery store will open on Wednesday in Ward 8’s Fairlawn neighborhood” (WAMU, 8/30)
ELECTIONS
- Nonprofit Montgomery shares the results of its Candidates’ Questionnaire
- Prince George’s: Candidates in the Democratic primary for county executive in Prince George’s answer: “What is the most important thing the county can do to attract more jobs and development?” (WaPo, 8/29)
PROFILE | Darell Hammond, founder and CEO of KaBoom, a nonprofit that builds playgrounds in communities. (WaPo, 8/30)
GIVING PLEDGE | [VIDEO] PND talks to Matthew Bishop about the pledge (8/25)
…and other than a bunch of articles on the DC mayoral race, that’s kind of it. Slow news weekend? What did I miss?
-Nick
Fifth Class of Atlas Corps Fellows (http://www.atlascorps.org/fall-2010-fellows.html) arrived this weekend! Their first day of orientation was today and the official welcome gathering is this Wednesday (Sept. 1) 5 pm at Nando’s in Dupont Circle: http://atlascorpsseptember.eventbrite.com
These Fellows are going to inspire DC with their work at organizations like Center for Inspired Teaching, Population Action International, Service for Peace, and U.S. Peace Corps!