After a full day in a conference room, the GGWash staff enjoy the nautical views at their retreat in St. Michael's, Maryland.
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Hi Friend,
I'm just back from GGWash's first-ever off-site retreat with my fellow staffers in St. Michael's, Maryland. We had the chance for many hours of learning, planning, and team-building beyond what we could ever accomplish in a weekly staff meeting -- all within the inspiring walls of the (brand new) St. Michael's Community Center, which provides so many critical services to the community.

And we made time for fun: We took a historical walking tour of the town which included snapshots such as:
*a house that still contains a cannon ball that struck it in the War of 1812,
*an early 18th-century mixed-use planned community,
*and the historical stomping grounds of one Frederick Douglass.

We also got to go on a boat tour, with a fantastic sunset (see above image) and moonrise. 

Above all, we came together to take the long view of our "college-aged" organization. It was refreshing, reinvigorating, and exactly what we needed to press ahead with the work.

Coming up: we have a Planners of Color Happy Hour [[link removed]] TONIGHT in a couple hours. And our Readers and Writers Happy Hour [[link removed]] will be on Wednesday, December 3. If you wrote for us in 2025, we'll buy your first drink!

Read on for more...
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Upcoming Events
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Planners of Color Happy Hour [[link removed]]
Thursday, November 13, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Shanklin Hall , 2325 18th St NW, DC 20009 [[link removed]]
Connect with a diverse community of planners, advocates, and planning-adjacent professionals. If you feel you belong in this space, you do belong in this space, and we welcome you. You also don’t need to be an urban planner to attend.
Additional bonus: all menu items will be 20% off, and there will be a photographer on hand taking free head shots for those affected by the shutdown and layoffs. Sign up to get your headshot here [[link removed]] .

GGWash Monthly Happy Hour - November [[link removed]]
Wednesday, November 19, 6:00pm–8:00pm
Sonny's Pizza, 3120 Georgia Avenue NW, DC 20010 [[link removed]]
Join Greater Greater Washington's staff, supporters, and friends for a monthly happy hour at Sonny's! We meet 6:00–8:00 pm on the third Wednesday, every month.

Readers and Writers Happy Hour [[link removed]]
Wednesday, December 3, 6:00pm–8:00pm
metrobar, 640 Rhode Island Avenue NE, DC 20002 [[link removed]]
We're celebrating a year of great posts and those who write and read them. Our 2025 writers get their first drink on us! Interested in writing for us? Talk to the people who do it the most and meet our staff at this casual happy hour.

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Get Involved
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Get on the Community Calendar - Get in an Events Post [[link removed]]
Have a great event in the DMV that aligns with our focus on transportation, land use, and housing? Submit it to our calendar using this form [[link removed]] . Your event may end up in a future events post. Submissions may be edited for context and clarity, or denied should they fall too out of scope. Event posts go out generally every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month: please submit by the week before to be considered for inclusion in our events posts.

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ICYMI
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Do Something #98: Regulations are good [[link removed]]
This week on Do Something: World Day of Remembrance; tell us your transportation time tax stories; saving streateries; and pets and housing instability in Prince George’s County

Moving day at the GGWash office, again [[link removed]]
GGWash has moved into a bigger office space, and we now have more room to hang flyers, photos, memes, and mementos from the past 17 years.

Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #24 [[link removed]]
Tunnels and bridges and streets (oh my!) feature in this week’s Junctions word puzzle.
Play previous puzzles [[link removed]] .

See you out there!
All the best,
Tricia Chicka
Engagement Associate

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