Volunteering: The Armed Forces Retirement Home

The law firm I work for is very active in the community.
This year, we were a proud sponsor of the 9/11 National Day of Service & Rememberance, an event organized by the non-profit organization Greater D.C. Cares.

Twelve attorneys and staff volunteered at The Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C.

One of the gentleman was nice enough to tell me a bit about the history of the grounds.

You can read a little bit about it here.  Very interesting - Lincoln lived here during the Civil War.

Our group was separated into two separate teams - one visited with residents while playing

pool and ping-pong, wrote postcards to service members overseas,

and one helped upkeep the grounds by repainting faded crosswalks.

 We aren't professional crosswalk painters - but I think we did a pretty darned good job :)

Last, but not least, our group of volunteers.