MONTHLY UPDATE

FEBRUARY 2015

Thank You and Lets Get Started!

I want to thank you for welcoming me into your living

rooms and on your doorsteps during my campaign for
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner this fall. Im so proud
that we got the opportunity to talk about the tough issues
that face our community and begin the process of coming up
with innovative solutions.

On November 4th, our conversations and your enthusiastic
support turned into votes and Im proud to have been
elected to represent you!

I took office on January 2nd, and over the past few weeks,
Ive worked hard to build a firm foundation to get neighbors
involved around making big impact in our community. Now,
its time for us to work together.

I look forward to walking and working with you in the
weeks and months to come!

Lets get to work,


Markus

Community Calendar February 2015

Mon. 2/1 Open House with Mayor Muriel Bowser
(4:00-6:00pm) John A. Wilson Building, 1350
Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Wed. 2/3 ANC 8C Monthly Meeting (6:30pm)

Mon. 2/9 Congress Heights Community Association
(6:30pm) UPO Petey Greene Center, 2907 MLK Ave., S E

Markus being sworn in as Commissioner

by Council Chair Mendelson, 1/2/15

Commissioner Batchelor at his first

Commission meeting, 1/7/15

Thur. 2/12 Police Service Area 705/707 Meeting

(6:30pm) UPO Petey Greene Center, 2907 MLK Ave., S E

Wed. 2/18 8C04 Town Hall w/ Commissioner
Batchelor (6:30pm) US VETS, Community Room, 150
Wayne Place SE

Sat. 2/21 Mayor Bowsers Budget Engagement
Forum (1pm-2:30pm) Anacostia High School, 1601
16th Street SE

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Commissioners Corner Updates from January 2015

Advisory
Neighborhood
Commission 8C

Meets every 1st Wednesday

of the Month at 6:30pm

Office: RISE Demonstration
Center, 2730 Martin Luther
King Ave. SE

District 8C04 Markus
Batchelor
Markus.ANC@gmail.com
(202) 780-8C04 (8204)

January was an eventful month in ANC 8C. W eve gotten the opportunity to showcase the best of our
community and I am proud to have been an active community partner in some great initiatives and
visited some great places in our neighborhood.

On New Years Eve, I joined other community members, faculty, staff, and government partners at
the NEW Ballou High School to help unpack boxes and prepare classrooms for the new semester.
Ballou is the centerpiece for new projects in our district and I am excited to be involved w ith the
Ballou family to make sure they have all the community support they need to succeed. If you want
to volunteer at Ballou, contact Dr. Kenann McKenzie-Thomspon, Director o f Operations, at
kenann.mckenzie-thompson@dc.gov.

I also had the opportunity to stop by the Congress Heights Senior Wellness Center (also in 8C04
at 3500 MLK Ave., SE) to take a tour and talk about their great programming for our seniors across
Ward 8! Call 202-563-7225 for more info on how you or a senior you know can get involved!

On New Years Day, I was proud to run with Mayor Muriel B owser at the Fresh Start 5K. The next
day, I joined residents from across the District in celebrating her inauguration as Mayor of the
District of Columbia and, w ith Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners from the across the city, w as
sworn in to my 2-year term to represent the residents of Congress Heights and Washington
Highlands. Thank you!

January 7th was the first A NC 8C meeting of the year and the first of my term and it was good to
get community updates and take care of administrative tasks that will set us on sound footing for a
successful year. Join us for our next meeting on Wednesday, February 4th!

On January 9th, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson held a W ard 8 Community Meeting to talk
about how he and other members of the Council want to work on behalf of our residents, especially
until our the vacancy left by the late Mayor Marion S. Barry is filled in the Ward 8 seat. Ward 8 still
has representation and its our duty to put o ur public servants to work!

In celebration of what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s 86 th Birthday, I got to visit my
old school, Martin Luther King Elementary (here in 8C) to speak and participate in their annual
celebration on January 15th. It was great to return to King and to offer words of encouragement to
the kids in our community. The celebrations continued on Monday, January 19th as our entire
community hosted the Martin Luther King Peace Walk and Parade on MLK Ave. Moderate
weather and citywide participation made it a great day and it was great to see all of you out there!

In response to the murders of 17-year-old Philip Jones and 22-year-old Kevin Owens, both in the
Congress Heights community, ANC 8C co-sponsored a community conversation to stop the
violence that attracted nearly 300 residents. Residents, youth, community organizations, school
leaders, government officials, and neighborhood leaders came together to talk about the problems
and to come up with solutions that w ill provide a permanent fix to the violence. A final report w ill
be prepared and submitted to Mayor Bowser in the next few days.

February looks to be an even more eventful month than this one and I look forward to engaging you
and advocating for our community in the weeks and months to come.

TOWN HALL w/ COMMISSIONER BATCHELOR Wed. Feb. 18, 6:30pm

Come out for refreshments and an informative meet and greet with our new ANC Commissioner! Join your
neighbors and representatives from government and community organizations to explore resources that
could help you and make our neighborhood better! Stay tuned for guest speakers!

US VETS Community Room, 150 Wayne Place SE RSVP at markusbatchelor.com or 202-780-8C04 (8204)