Our members were treated to a taste of France today when Patisserie Poupon dropped off pastries and cakes! It is so great to have supportive neighbors, and we love being able to give our members a treat and experience some of Georgetown’s greatest cafes and restaurants.

Thank you so much, Patisserie Poupon, for thinking of us!

For the past two weeks, we had a volunteer make sandwiches for us. Every day, she would come in at 2pm, pass out sandwiches, and stay for an hour to chat with our members.

Our members are sad to hear that her busy schedule won’t allow her to come in anymore with any regularity. They appreciated her sandwiches and her time so much that our members got together on their own and made her a card.

They came into the office asking for markers or colored pencils, but all we had were a few highlighters and permanent markers. Using these few supplies, they took turns outlining and coloring, using the blue and yellow highlighters to color in green lettuce. The artists walked around and asked everyone to sign it. It was such an awesome sight.

We have some great members here. They appreciate all of our sandwich donors, but especially love those who take the time to personally hand them out and hang out for a few minutes. If you have some time, drop by and say hello!

Help the homeless while sampling great dishes at this year’s Taste of Georgetown on June 2, 2012!

Georgetown Ministry Center will be kicking off this year’s Help the Homeless campaign with Taste tickets and a VIP lounge for those who register. Escape the heat and the crowds during the Taste when you register to participate in Help the Homeless and receive the following perks:

• VIP Lounge: enjoy your tastes in Georgetown Ministry Center with access to seating, refreshments, restrooms, air conditioning, and WiFi

• 3 Taste Tickets: every registrant will receive 3 Taste tickets, a $15 value!

• Skip the ticket line! We’ll be selling tickets at the regular prices, too.

• a Help the Homeless t-shirt

• the great feeling of doing good and helping those less fortunate in your community

Come kick back in our center with GMC staff and friends. All you need to do is register yourself and as many as you can from your party on the Help the Homeless website. Pick up your Taste tickets on June 2 starting at 10:30 am in Georgetown Ministry Center (map and directions). Early birds will beat the crowds and be first in line for the tastes they want!

If you can’t make it to the Taste, you can still register and be a virtual participant. We will be live tweeting the event (twitter.com/gmcgt), so you can still feel like you’re there!

The Georgetown Patch recently published an article about the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ annual report on the homeless population. Read the Patch article here.

The article quotes our latest newsletter, which, if you haven’t read it already, you can find here or on our Media page.

Have you received a copy of our 2012 Spring Newsletter in the mail yet? Highlights from this season’s newsletter include the Mayor’s Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness by 2014, GMC’s amazing community, and updates on upcoming special events.

2011 was a year of change for us, which you can read all about in our 2011 Annual Report. Details about last year’s renovations, services, and financials are included.

Both the newsletter and the annual report can also be found on our Media page.