Event Detail

NatsTown Green-Up

The Washington Nationals Dream Foundation hosted the inaugural NatsTown Green-Up, an Anacostia Clean-Up Day designed to bring attention to the works of the Dream Foundation and their partner, the Earth Conservation Corps. Close to 100 volunteers from the Washington Nationals front office, Alion Science & Technology, Capitol Riverfront BID, Capital Rowing Club, HNTB Corporation, and Sidwell Friends, “Rallied ‘Round The River" and collected over 50 bags of trash.

The day’s activities  include mulching, planting and trash pick-up at the Matthew Henson Center, the base of the Earth Conservation Corps located at 2000 Half Street, SW, and removal of trash from the shoreline of the Anacostia at Poplar Point. Boats transported volunteers across the river to the Poplar Point location. 

After the Clean-up, Hard Times Cafe and Gifford’s Ice Cream & Candy Co.  provided complimentary lunch for the volunteers at 1:00pm in the Nats Family Picnic Area. During the lunch portion of the event, Nationals Pitcher Ron Villone will meet with the volunteers and thank them for their participation. Each person also received two tickets to Dream Foundation Day at the ballpark on Sunday, May 24 .