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Throughout the year, Councilmember Anita Bonds highlights cornerstones of our community who make an extraordinary impact to the quality of life and general well-being of the residents of the District of Columbia.
SAVE THE DATE- An awards ceremony to celebrate the 2016 Community Cornerstone Awardees will be held on Thursday, December 15 at the John Wilson District Building from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Nancy MacWood is a lawyer, community
leader, and hardworking ANC Commissioner for ANC3C. In this role she chairs the ANC’s Historic Preservation
Committee and the Planning and Zoning Committee. Nancy is often seen testifying
at DC Council and Zoning Commission hearings with thoughtful and well-researched
policy positions representing the views of her commission and community.
Nancy also serves as Chair of the Committee
of 100 for the Federal City, as a member of the board of both the Rosedale
Conservancy and the Tregaron Conservancy, and is a member of several other civic, community, and citizen's organizations. The DC Council has appointed her to serve
as a member of the DC Comprehensive Plan Task Force and the DC Zoning
Regulation Rewrite Task Force. Nancy currently serves as an original appointed member of
the Chief Financial Officer's Advisory Committee on Residential Property Taxes.
Nancy MacWood represents the best of
civic engagement and we thank her for her continued advocacy.
Jasmin Benab has
dedicated her life to strengthening families and communities across the
District of Columbia. She continues to do what she loves by
efficiently and proactively helping residents across the city. Jasmin makes DC a better place through collaborative partnerships with DC
government, elected officials, community organizations and a relentless commitment to the betterment of all of the District’s communities.
Jasmin
has spearheaded public safety initiatives to address the needs of culturally diverse
residents and has designed and implemented
programs and strategies to reduce youth violence in the Hispanic community. One
of the highlights of her efforts was empowering young people to be leaders in
their own communities by organizing and implementing gang
intervention/prevention events that successfully reduced violence and crime. She
is also recognized for her efforts to create safe spaces
throughout the city and for working with youth to change their negative behaviors
into positive actions to benefit their own communities.
Jasmin
was one of the founders of the Gang Intervention Partnership Pilot Program,
which led to reduced crime and zero homicides for a 4-year period in the Columbia
Heights and Petworth Neighborhoods.
Thank you Jasmin Benab for making such a positive impact upon our youth.
Institute for Life
Enrichment (ILE) has provided psychotherapy, psychological and mental health
services to thousands of individuals and their families in the Washington, DC area since 1979.
Under the direction of Dr. James E.
Savage, ILE offers an individual, holistic approach to enrich people’s lives. The institute provides therapy, support and treatment for those with family and marital issues, alcoholism and drug dependency, depression, parenting, anxiety, and other mental health challenges.
Thanks to Dr. Savage and The Institute for Life Enrichment, mental illness and treatment is no longer viewed with the shame and stigma as in past decades.
Ransom and Hardisha Miller
Ransom Miller III is the Founder of Project Give Back, a nonprofit organization that helps facilitate professionals and corporations to give back to the communities where they
work and live by coordinating programs that benefit less fortunate individuals
and families.
Under Ransom’s vision, Project Give Back supports the
community through their computer sponsors program that provides youth with lap
tops and computer education and support. Project Give Back also offers a Youth Exposure Program that exposes the
students to a wide range of experiences which provoke career aspirations,
social ingenuity, and creativity.
During the holidays, Project Give Back provides a Children’s
Easter Celebration, Holiday Toy Drive, and preparations are currently underway for their 22nd
Annual Thanksgiving Food Basket Distribution.
Over the years, Project Give Back has been able to directly assist
over 3,400 families and has grown from one volunteer to 600 annually in 6
cities across the United States.
Thank you Ransom Miller for your decades of commitment to those in need and for giving back so much!
Denieka Wicker is a Community Cornerstone in NE, Washington. She is the Branch Director of the Boys &
Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Richard England Clubhouse (BGC). Denieka works with local schools and organizations in the neighborhood to highlight the diverse programs and activities offered.
Denieka is responsible for implementing the Boys & Girls Club's broad range of programs, activities and services for those aged 6 to 18 years old with a focus on academic success, character, and healthy living.
Under her leadership, the Boys & Girls Club has an open door policy for
participation in their after-school programs and those when school is not in session. She has never turned a child away.
The programs Ms. Wicker and her staff provide to District children has opened many
doors for scholarship opportunities, internships, community/corporate
partnerships, and community service.
Kind, compassionate and hardworking, Denieka Wicker deserves our gratitude for serving as an outstanding role model for our girls and boys.
Jeff Russell is a long-standing resident
of Washington, DC living in the Palisades Neighborhood. Jeff recently completed
a year of leadership as Grand Master of the Mason’s Grand Lodge of the District
of Columbia. In this capacity, he led individual Mason lodges in volunteering
with DC Public Schools and helping to raise over $25,000.00 for Safe
Shores, a children’s advocacy center. Sincere gratitude to Jeff who organizes the cooking of thousands of hot dogs following the Palisades' 4th
of July Parades.
Because of his leadership in community that positively impacts the lives of many DC residents and visitors, Jeff is recognized as a Cornerstone Awardee.
 We need your help to identify new Community Cornerstones Awards recipients.
Click here or on the image above to make a nomination today.
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