Miner's Green Team and the garden program are pleased to present Miner's April garden newsletter.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Lawson, Miner's FoodCorps representative, at  sydney.lawson@foodcorps.org.  Don't forget to follow the Miner Elementary Garden on social media - they can be found at instagram.com/minerelementarygarden. ​

Miner Elementary School is proud to present a Run & Walk 3K event to support the March of Dimes. The entire Miner community is invited to join us for this fun event*! All proceeds will to the March of Dimes Foundation. Light refreshments will be provided.

When: Saturday, May 15th. Door open at 9:00 AM, Race to begin at 9:30 AM
Where: Miner Elementary School Track & Field (601 15th St NE)
How to Register: EventBrite

Registration fees:

• Bronze: $2.10, includes wrist band
• Silver: $3.10, includes wrist band and towel
• Gold: $5.10, includes wrist band, towel, and water bottle

For more information, please contact: Ms. Foskin (sheniqua.foskin@k12.dc.gov) or Ms. Woodson (mwoodson@ebfsc.org)

*Masks will be required.

The Miner Mutual Aid Network will host our next Community Table event on Saturday, April 3 from 11AM-1PM in the Miner parking lot.  We will once again feature free food boxes, PPE, and other necessities for any member of the community in need.  

This event is open to the entire Miner community and we encourage everyone to come out and support one another. Masks and social distancing will be required. 

Donations 
For this event, we are focusing on household items and cleaning supplies (this includes things like sponges, soap, detergent, disinfecting spray and sanitizing wipes). We have had lots of requests for these items and hoping that once again our community can come through with donations. If you have non-perishable food, lightly used children's books/toys, or diapers you can still donate these items as well. If you would like to donate, please reach out to MinerMutualAid@gmail.com. You can also drop donations off at Miner between 12-1 on Friday, April 2.

Volunteers 
We need volunteers to assist with set-up, distribution, and clean-up. To register as a volunteer, please click here.

Financial Donations
To make a financial donation to support our ongoing work, please head to the PTO's donation page. 
Support Miner Mutual Aid: We Are Stronger Together
The Miner Mutual Aid team is committed to continuing to serve for the foreseeable future. To do this will require additional financial support. If you are interested in making a contribution please consider making a donation here. We ask that you include a note with your donation indicating you intend it to support Mutual Aid.

Our goal is to create connections, one person at a time, to form a network of solidarity. To achieve this goal, WE NEED YOU! We’re looking for a dedicated corps of volunteers who can commit to one or more of the following:

• assisting with food donations,
• planning/staffing events, and
• providing ongoing financial support.

If you love Miner, if you've been looking for a way to give back to your community, if you want to get to know your neighbors, the Miner Mutual Aid Team is looking for you! Please reach out to us at  MinerMutualAid@gmail.com to learn how you can support this work.

In solidarity,

The Miner Mutual Aid Team

​Dear Miner Community,

Through a generous partnership with the Capital Candy Jar, we will have a sweet fundraising event March 27 & 28. Customers who mention Miner Elementary those two days will receive a 5% discount, and 25% of those sales will benefit the Miner PTO! So it’s a great opportunity to stock up on Easter basket candy and other spring treats while supporting a local business and our school all at once!

The PTO will arrange playdates from 2-4 p.m. each day during the event, at which you can meet PTO representatives in person (outdoors and with face masks) to talk about the school and opportunities to support it. It’s also a great time before our elections this spring to meet the current leadership team, sign up for committees, or ask questions about running for leadership positions.

Also new this year is that online sales will receive the same discount! So please encourage your friends and family on those two days to visit the store’s website: https://capitalcandyjar.com/, and use the promo code MINER to get a deal for them and build support for our school. (Note that it cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts, including free shipping.)

Thank you for your continued support of our Miner community! We hope to see you at the Capital Candy Jar, 201 15th Street NE, on March 27 & 28 (store hours those days are noon to 8 pm).

The Miner Mutual Aid Network will host next Community Table on Saturday, March 6 from 11am–1pm in the Miner parking lot.  We will once again feature free food boxes, winter clothing, and PPE for any member of the community in need.  

This event is open to the entire Miner community and we encourage everyone to come out and support one another. Masks and social distancing will be required. 

Donations: We are seeking donations of non-perishable food (canned fruit and vegetables, grains, etc), winter clothing, and diapers/baby items. If you would like to contribute, please reach out to us at MinerMutualAid@gmail.com.

Volunteers: We need volunteers to assist with set-up, distribution, and clean-up. To register as a volunteer, please click this link.

Financial Donations
To make a financial donation to support our ongoing work, please head to the PTO's donation page. 

Support Miner Mutual Aid: We Are Stronger Together
We are so excited to share that this March marks EIGHT MONTHS of supporting our community through mutual aid. We have been busy in the past half-year, and it's all thanks to the generous support of people like you.

We are also growing! Our February Community Table provided food, PPE, and other necessities to over 100 community members. We hope to continue offering support at this level, but we need your help.

Our goal is to create connections, one person at a time, to form a network of solidarity. To achieve this goal, WE NEED YOU! We’re looking for a dedicated corps of volunteers who can commit to one or more of the following:

• Assisting with food donations
• Planning/staffing events
• Providing ongoing financial support

If you love Miner, if you've been looking for a way to give back to your community, if you want to get to know your neighbors, the Miner Mutual Aid Team is looking for you! Please reach out to us at  MinerMutualAid@gmail.com to learn how you can support this work.

In solidarity,
The Miner Mutual Aid Team

The Miner Mutual Aid Network celebrated another successful Community Table on Saturday, January 30. Thanks to the support of the Miner community, Serve Your City/The Ward 6 Mutual Aid Network, Christ City Church, and the Miner Administration, the event provided: 

• Non-perishable food boxes
• PPE
• Children’s books and toys
• Winter clothes
• Free lunch courtesy of our new friends at The Big Cheese Food Truck (show them some love at @BigCheeseTruck)

The Mutual Aid team wishes to thank everyone who contributed to the event, especially our outstanding volunteers.These monthly events have provided critical support to our community and we look forward to continuing to build a thriving mutual aid network for Miner and the surrounding neighborhood over the next year. 

Miner Mutual Aid will soon launch a fundraising to support six more months of support. More information is coming soon, please consider donation so we can continue this important work. 

As a reminder, if you need support or have support to give, please fill out the Mutual Aid Network intake form.

A date for next month’sCommunity Table will be announced soon. If you are interested in donating, please email MinerMutualAid@gmail.com.

In solidarity,
The Miner Mutual Aid Team

"This is the Way" is a short film created by our Miner students with our partnership with Arena Stage, a partnership made possible by Miner's Community School program.

This film was created to display who they are as people, the things they care about, and the Miner Community! This short film was made by a group of our 3rd-5th grade students who met virtually every Wednesday from October to December. During this time, they participated in various activities and exercises to activate their creative lenses. All the words and ideas in this film were written by the students.

We are very proud to share their project with all of you! We hope you enjoy!

​Dear Miner community:

As school opens up for in-person learning, the Miner PTO is committed to doing what we can to support the teachers and staff coming back to the school. The reopening plan includes provision of personal protective equipment (PPE), but a survey of returning staff indicated that many did not feel the surgical masks provided would fully protect them from possible infection in the case of exposure to someone infected with COVID-19.​

The Miner PTO is thus raising funds to purchase N95 and KN95 masks for returning staff who have indicated they would feel safer with a higher level of protection. We have established a special fund in our regular donation system for purchasing these masks. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today to make sure everyone feels safe coming back to in-person learning.

Sincerely,
Your Miner Elementary PTO