POWER OF ONE PHONE BANK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT CONVENTION

Now that convention duties and preparations are in full swing, AAJA is looking for volunteers to sign up to work a shift for the Power of One phone bank we have set up at the convention.

We will be calling lapsed members and members who couldn't make it to the convention to A) encourage participation and let members know we're thinking of them; B) encourage lapsed members to rejoin and current members to renew; and C) ask for their support of AAJA programs through the Power of One campaign.

Here's the incentive for the D.C. chapter. Members who secure donations (not pledges) will get to have 25 percent of those donations go toward their chapters, plus if they get a new member (or lapsed member) to join, the chapter will get its dues share. Here are the shifts:

Thursday & Friday

• 10 am-11:00 am
  
• 11:00 am -12 pm
  
• 1 pm-2 pm

Please let Sherri Ly (dcsherri@gmail.com) know if you can do a shift, and she will notify AAJA's National office and then provide you with further details. Volunteers are asked to donate their time and cell phones for this endeavor. This is a great way to meet Advisory Board members' Power of One total, as well as reach out to network with AAJA members.

Congratulations to Team McClatchy, the winner of the 2009 AAJA-D.C. Trivia Bowl! Read Doris N. Truong's report on the Trivia Bowl or see the questions and answers and pictures from the event!

AAJA-D.C. members at the chapter's post-election bash November 8, 2008

The AAJA-D.C. picnic July 22 was a great success, with plenty of food, family and friends! The fire for the grill took awhile to start, but the beautiful weather made the time at Bluemont Park very enjoyable.

Congratulations to AAJA-D.C. member Ben de la Cruz and his team, who won a presitigous award from Scripps for their series On Being a Black Man! You can check it out at http://www.washingtonpost.com/.

INAUGURAL AAJA-D.C. TRIVIA BOWL AAJA-D.C. held its first Trivia Bowl fundraiser November 3. Congratulations to Team National Geographic, which took home the "Lamp of Knowledge" trophy by scoring a total of 36 points for the three rounds!