District 9, Community Update

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District 9 Community News

District 9 Thanksgiving Dinner Box Distribution

On Saturday, November 19, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Council Member Sydney Harrison in partnership with Operation Earnie’s Plate, Project GiveBack, and the Department of Parks and Recreation will host a FREE Thanksgiving Food Box distribution event, in the parking lot of Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave. Upper Marlboro, Md.  

Each box will contain a complete Thanksgiving dinner, containing fixings to feed a family of six. The event will be contactless and first come, first served. This is a drive-through food distribution event. Please Arrive Early!

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Kettering Baptist Church Fall Fling

On Saturday, November 12, from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., at 6909 Crain Hwy. Upper Marlboro, Md, Kettering Baptist Church will host the Fall Fling. The free event will feature food, exercise classes, games, giveaways, and resources.

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Pre​-Thanksgiving Dinner & Community Bingo Night

On Tuesday, November 15, from 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., at the Accokeek Fire House 16111 Livingston Rd. Accokeek, Md., join 4Ever Unified, Operation Earnie’s Plate, and the Police Division VII Station, for Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner and Community Bingo Night. This free event will feature food, bingo, prizes, and give aways! To register, please contact Lisa Price, on (202) 409-7481.

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Utility Scam Awareness Day

As part of International Fraud Awareness Week, November 13 through 19, and Utility Scam Awareness Day, November 16, Pepco and more than 100 U.S. and Canadian energy companies have joined Utilities United Against Scams, to help ensure customers are on the lookout for imposters using energy-related scams to steal money and personal information. Although scams occur throughout the year ,Pepco generally sees an increase in scam related reports, during the holiday season.

The most common schemes involve scammers’ use of technology to replicate a company’s phone number through caller ID, also known as “spoofing,” threatening to turn off a customer’s service unless they make a direct payment with a prepaid cash card. Some scams involve imposters posing as Pepco employees to gain entry into a customer’s home to steal belongings, with other activities involving scammers sending emails to businesses, requesting Pepco payments be sent to fake pay sites.

Here are some tips to help identify scams:

Pepco will never come to a customer’s home or business to:

  • Ask for immediate payment, with a prepaid cash card or cryptocurrency.
  • Ask for their Pepco account number or other personal information, such as a driver’s license number.
  • If a person comes to your home or business regarding disconnection of service, please contact the company to discuss the status of your account. 

Pepco will never call a customer to:

  • Ask for their account number.
  • Ask for personal information, such as their Social Security number or bank information.
  • Ask them to make a direct payment, with a prepaid cash card.

To identify an actual Pepco employee, remember:

  • All Pepco field employees wear a uniform, with the Pepco logo, including shirt and safety vest.
  • Pepco employees visibly display a company ID badge, with the Pepco logo and employee’s name.

To help protect their business from scams, employees at local businesses should:

  • Carefully review emails originating from outside your organization’s network.
  • Check the name of the sender and business to make sure it matches the name and business in the email address. Look for typos or slight image alterations within the email.

For questions about the legitimacy of a call or home visit regarding disconnection of service, contact Pepco on 202-833-7500. Pepco Customers who believes they may have been the target of a scam are urged to contact their local police and call Pepco to immediately to report the situation.

To learn more about preventing scams, please visit pepco.com.

Conversation with a COP

​On Wednesday, November 16, from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., in the Aldi's parking lot, 7500 Albert Rd. Brandywine Md., come out and meet your Community Engagement Officers. Please come out and engage with your local community officers, ask questions, and let your voice be heard.

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Job Fair

On Friday, November 18, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., at Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex, 8001 Sheriff Road Landover, Md, Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition will host a free job fair. To register, please visit Job Fair Eventbrite Registration.

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Investigating Zoning Violations

On Thursday, November 17, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement will conduct a virtual Investigating Zoning Violations seminar. To register, please visit Zoning Seminar Registration.

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Best regards,

Council Vice-Chair

Sydney J. Harrison, District 9