Fall Fun Festival Coming on September 25th
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27 Sunday Jun 2021
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inLocation: Enter the Armed Forces Retirement Home at Randolph Road and Rock Creek Church Road in Washington, D.C. For navigation, use 340 Rock Creek Church Road N.W., Washington, D.C.
Performance Times:
4pm: DJ Billy White aka The Music Man
9:09pm: National Mall Fireworks
Attractions:
4pm-8:30pm: 40-foot obstacle course, dual hoops basketball game, fun house panel6:30pm: patriotic bike, scooter decoration contest judging (top three winners get prizes)
Food/Drink: Timber Pizza, Ooo Dat Chicken, Rocklands BBQ, Captain Cookie, Anheuser Busch
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy
Cost: Free if you walk or bike in. Friends of the Soldiers Home requests a $10 donation per carload for drivers
Volunteer: We need you! Give time for part of the event: https://signup.com/go/jrvRqQZ
Pets/Fishing: Sorry, you must leave pets at home, and no pond fishing this year.
A Very Special Thanks to the staff and residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home for making this event possible, and to the Capital Chapter of the Nam Knights of America for volunteer support.
23 Tuesday Jun 2020
Posted Community Events, Holidays
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Eight years ago this month was a historic time for our community. People inside and outside the Armed Forces Retirement Home had reached out to one another in 2011 in the spirt of friendship. By June of 2012, the Home and its neighbors were preparing to open the gates for a July 4 festival. That first big day was a huge success, and a tradition was born. Now, after a great eight-year run, we are sad to say there will be no July 4 gathering this year. The health risks of such a large event during the coronavirus pandemic are too great. We look forward to when the community and Home will gather again to celebrate as one community. This is the spirit that led to the creation of Friends of the Soldiers Home. Even a pandemic can’t dampen that.
John Hughes
Chariman and Co-Founder
Friends of the Soldiers Home
08 Tuesday Oct 2019
Posted Community Events, Sports & Recreation
inFall Fun Fest on Sunday, Sept. 29, was fabulous! A record Fall Fest crowd of more than 1,500 people came to the Armed Forces Retirement Home-Washington campus for a warm, sun-filled day. On the upper campus in the morning, the AFRH organized a fun morning that included a classic car show, petting zoo, DJ Billy White and a Model T assembly.
On the lower campus in the afternoon, Friends of the Soldiers Home hosted the PG and the Hot Tips band, food trucks, face painting, Critter Connections and an inflatable obstacle course. Creative Minds International added a bounce house and pumpkin patch, and the Nam Knights directed parking at the front gate.
We at Friends of the Soldiers Home want to give a sincere thanks to everyone who came to this event, and to our sponsors, DCCX, ANC1A, ANC4C, Anheuser Busch and JES Foundation Repair. Above all, we thank the AFRH residents and staff for welcoming the community to their beautiful campus!
27 Friday Sep 2019
Posted Community Events
inYour guide courtesy of
Friends of the Soldiers Home for Fall Fun Fest
this Sunday, Sept. 29, 9am to 5pm, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington
Sponsors: DCCX, ANC1A, ANC4C, JES Foundation Repair, Anheuser Busch, Creative Minds, Nam Knights of America
Location: Enter Armed Forces Retirement Home at Randolph Road and Rock Creek Church Road in Washington, D.C. For navigation, use 340 Rock Creek
Church Road N.W., Washington, D.C. Weather: 80 degrees, mostly sunny
Performance Times/Attractions: see flyer below and attached
Cost: Free. Friends of the Soldiers Home requests a $10 donation per carload for drivers
Volunteer: To volunteer for part of the event:
Pets: Sorry, you must leave pets at home
A Very Special Thanks to the staff and residents of the
Armed Forces Retirement Home, who put all the upper campus events together, and for making this event possible!
16 Monday Sep 2019
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13 Friday Sep 2019
Posted Community Events, Volunteering
inSEEKING FALL FUN FEST VOLUNTEERS! We hope you are coming out to the Soldiers Home campus for the wonderful Fall Fun Fest on Sunday, Sept. 29. When you do, how about giving a little time volunteering before or after you enjoy the attractions? Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/DziwFVT
09 Monday Sep 2019
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Posted by Kent | Filed under Community Events, Sports & Recreation
03 Wednesday Jul 2019
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Sponsors: Anheuser Busch, DCCX
Location: Enter Armed Forces Retirement Home at Randolph Road and Rock Creek Church Road in Washington, D.C. For navigation, use 340 Rock Creek Church Road N.W., Washington, D.C.
Performance Times:
4pm: DJ Billy White aka The Music Man
7:45pm: Hoke County, N.C. High School Band
9:07pm: National Mall Fireworks (New location, not sure about the view!)
Attractions:
4-8:30pm: bounce house, obstacle course, swashbuckler, jumbo connect 4
4-7pm: catch-and-release pond fishing (bring your own bait, gear)
4-8:30pm: Asian Community Service Center Craft Table
5-7:30pm: facepainting
6pm: patriotic bike decoration contest judging
7pm: Kids get flags free to wave in a parade behind marching band!
Food/Drink: Timer Pizza, Hardy’s BBQ, The Big Cheese, Ooo Dat Chicken, Captain Cookie, Anheuser Busch
Weather: 87 degrees, chance of scattered storms
Cost: Free if you walk or bike in. Friends of the Soldiers Home requests a $10 donation per carload for drivers
Volunteer: To volunteer for part of the event: https://signup.com/go/YExnGce
Pets: Sorry, you must leave pets at home
A Very Special Thanks to the staff and residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home for making this event possible, and to the Capital Chapter of the Nam Knights of America for volunteer support