​On Saturday, November 21, the Miner Mutual Aid Network held its fourth Community Table. Thanks to the support of the Miner community, Serve Your City and the Ward 6 Mutual Aid Network,  Christ City Church, and the Miner Administration, the event provided:

• Food (including fresh produce courtesy of the Miner Green Team)
• PPE
• Diapers
• Children’s books and toys
• Winter clothes

​The Mutual Aid team wishes to thank everyone who contributed to the event, especially our outstanding volunteers.

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’s Community Table will be announced soon. If you are interested in donating, please email MinerMutualAid@gmail.com.

The Miner Mutual Aid Network will hold its monthly Community Table at Miner on November 21 from 11am-2pm. This Community Table will feature FREE flu shots administered by CVS Pharmacy. Flu shots are available for those 12 and up, and children ages 12-18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. 

To process flu shots for all who need them, please RSVP and select your time slot using this link. Please note, CVS can administer one flu shot every five minutes. When you select your block of time, indicate how many members of your household you would like to receive a shot.

There is no cost to getting a flu shot. If you have insurance, please bring your insurance card. If you do not have insurance, the cost will be covered by the Miner PTO.
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We will also once again partner with Serve Your City and Ward 6 Mutual Aid to provide non-perishable food boxes, masks and other PPE, household items, and children’s books and toys. 

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

Volunteers: If you are interested in volunteering to support the event, please click here.

Donations: We are looking for donations of new or gently used winter clothing (for all ages) and non-perishable food to support the event. To coordinate a donation drop-off, please email MinerMutualAid@gmail.com. 

Remember, if you received an EBT card, these can be used to buy groceries to be donated. Below is a list of non-perishable food we are seeking:

Non-perishable food:

• Canned fish, such as salmon and tuna
• Canned meats, such as chicken and turkey
• Whole grains, such as quinoa and spelt
• Rice (brown, wild)
• Steel-cut or rolled oats
• Whole grain dry cereals
• Whole grain pastas, such as whole wheat, brown rice flour or quinoa
• Fruits in natural juice with no sugar added
• Canned vegetables, low salt or no added salt
• Canned fruit packed in water versus syrup
• Canned or boxed low-sodium soups and stews
• Dried or canned legumes, such as peas, lentils, peanuts and beans
• Pureed foods, such as sweet potato, pumpkin and applesauce
• Low-fat dry or shelf-stable milk
• Nut butters, including peanut, almond, walnut

This year Miner Elementary's Green Team is partnering with Arcadia's Mobile Market to bring local produce to the community! We will be holding a Thanksgiving Food Drive on November 21st from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM.

If you would like to donate a box of fresh fruits and vegetables to a family in need, please follow the steps below. We will be accepting donations until November 18th.

1. Visit Miner PTO's Donation portal
​2. Choose your payment option. You can pay via credit card or PayPal Giving Fund.
3. Donate a box! Each Box is $15.00. You can donate multiple boxes. Please title your payment "Food Drive.

If you have any questions, please email Miner's FoodCorp service member, Sydney Lawson (sydney.lawson@foodcorps.org).

​We know that Halloween will be a little bit different this year, so the Miner PTO is planning a safe and socially distant outdoor event for all your little ghouls, goblins, super heroes, and princesses! 

Please join us for a Garden Spooktacular on Halloween!  

From 3-5pm on Saturday, October 31 we will have scavenger hunts and pumpkin decorating in our garden.  Please be sure to wear your costume and of course a face mask.  Social distancing rules will be in place.

We hope to see you there!  Please see the attached flyer for more details and contact us at MinerPTO@gmail.com with any questions you may have.  Please note we will have NO ACCESS to the building for any reason.  The entire event will be outdoors.

Per request of Miner's  Local School Advisory Team (LSAT), the Miner Equity Team and PTO developed a survey to help determine if the amount of time spent daily on virtual learning has been beneficial for families thus far. The button below will open the short and anonymous survey, which can be filled out for each Miner student in a household. The goal is to share the results with the LSAT and Administration in the coming weeks.  

Miner’s first Community Day of SY20-21 will be on Saturday, September 26. Miner groups participating include the Mutual Aid Network, Green Team, Equity Team, and PTO.

From 3-5pm the Miner Mutual Aid Network will host its 3rd Monthly Community Table.  Please stop by for food, masks, cleaning supplies, tech support, school supplies, and more.

From 11am-1pm the Green Team will be offering tours of the garden and will have healthy snacks as well as activities for kids.  

Throughout the day the Equity Team will have an informational table set up to answer questions and offer parents and guardians the opportunity to join the Equity Team.

The PTO will also have an informational table from 11am-1pm and 3-5pm to answer questions.  You will have the option to sign up for the PTO email list or join a PTO Committee as well as purchase Miner t-shirts, car magnets, and yard signs.

The current schedule of events for the day is listed below, as are the flyers for the overall event and for each group.

Please remember to wear a mask and practice safe social distancing!

Schedule of events (subject to change):

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM in the Peace Garden // Garden Tour & Activities: Miner's Green Team will be offering tours of the incredible Peace Garden and have fun activities for the kids, including healthy snacks.
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11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Miner // Campus Cleanup:  Miner's recently renovated field and landscape need a little TLC to remove weeds, trash, and debris. Bring a pair of gloves to spruce up the grounds while your little ones enjoy the garden or playground.  PTO will provide trash bags. Thank you for helping keep Miner clean, green, and beautiful!

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM by the Loading Dock // Hazardous Household & E-Waste Dropoff: Time to clean out your storage area or garage of paint, chemicals, old electronics and other items not fit to go into a landfill.  We'll have an area set aside to collect these items for transport up to the Fort Totten Transfer Station for proper disposal. Information on accepted/prohibited hazardous waste is here: dpw.dc.gov/node/466802. Information on accepted e-waste is here: dpw.dc.gov/node/414902.

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Miner Parking Lot // Miner Mutual Aid Network Community Table: Join us for the Miner Mutual Aid Network’s Monthly Community Table event for the Miner community to access food, PPE, household items, children's books and toys, and distance learning support.