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Business Journals
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Journals
Food From the Bar campaign gives DC's legal community a chance to compete to take on hunger
Lawyers across the District spent the month of May competing against each other to see who could make the biggest impact on hunger. During the annual Food From the Bar campaign, now in its 17th year, DC law firms, law schools, law societies, and legal professionals went toe to toe, working to outdo each other in raising funds that will help families, children, and individuals in need. All told, the remarkable efforts of the 40 participating law firms and legal associations generated over $500,000 to support the Capital Area Food Bank's mission. These funds come at a critical time. Over the summer, children who rely on school meals for much of their nourishment no longer have access to them. And many parents have difficulty covering the increased grocery costs that result from having children home all day. The Capital Area Food Bank is there to help fill the nutritional gap that kids and families face during the summer months, and the DC legal community's support plays an essential role in making that possible. While the Food From the Bar campaign exists to address a serious issue, the lawyers who join in make it a point to have a lot of fun while they're working to achieve their fundraising goals. Participants have come together to raise money via everything from happy hours to trivia events to a pickleball tournament at Congressional Country Club. This enthusiasm and creativity from everyone involved is a significant reason for the campaign's ongoing success, and among the primary factors that have allowed it to generate the funds for nearly 10 million meals since it began. expand Players at a pickleball tournament organized through Food From the Bar, the DC legal community's campaign to raise funds that support neighbors facing food insecurity. Courtesy photo Food From the Bar's history of strong leadership is also a major contributor to its enduring impact. This year was no different, with Andrew Cook of K&L Gates and Kelly Fisher of DC Water and Sewer Authority co-chairing the committee of lawyers and other professionals that partner with the Capital Area Food Bank to organize and execute the campaign. Thanks to these individuals, along with the collective support of long-time partners DLA Piper, K&L Gates, Crowell & Moring, Thompson Coburn, Arnold & Porter, Akin — and many others — DC's legal community is continuing to help our neighbors get the good food they need to thrive — today and well into the future. To learn more about how the Food from the Bar campaign supports the Capital Area Food Bank's mission, and to get involved, please contact Megan Curran at mcurran@ The Capital Area Food Bank annually provides more than 60 million meals-worth of food to people in need by supplying food to hundreds of regional nonprofits. It also partners with area organizations to address hunger's root causes by pairing food with critical services such as education and health care.
NDTV
13-05-2025
- Health
- NDTV
RFK Jr Slammed For Swimming In Sewage-Filled Rock Creek With Grandchildren
On a Sunday morning, US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr decided to take his grandchildren swimming but faced criticism for the choice of waters. For their day out, the former presidential candidate chose Washington's Rock Creek, despite enormous evidence of its water being contaminated with harmful bacteria. The creek, known for its sewage runoff and unsafe water conditions, has been banned for swimming for over 50 years due to high levels of E coli, bacteria, faecal contamination and other pathogens. Mr Kennedy shared photos on social media showing himself and his grandchildren taking dips and swimming in the creek. One image showed him submerged in the water. This tributary receives about 40 million gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater overflow annually, according to the DC Water and Sewer Authority. Mother's Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick, and Jackson, and a swim with my grandchildren, Bobcat and Cassius in Rock Creek. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) May 11, 2025 The US health secretary soon came under fire online. A user wrote on X, "With all due respect, swimming in Rock Creek is prohibited because the water is contaminated with [poop emoji]." With all due respect, swimming in Rock Creek is prohibited because the water is contaminated with ???? — Akio (@realAkioSato) May 11, 2025 "Enjoy the E. coli," a comment read. Enjoy the E. coli! ???? — ???????????????????? ✨????✨ ???????????????????? (@holly__heart) May 12, 2025 Someone asked to call "Child Protection Services." Someone should call Child protection services! If they haven't been dismantled! — Susan Randol (@suzee85144) May 12, 2025 The National Park Service has repeatedly issued warnings against swimming in Rock Creek because of the hazardous water. "Rock Creek has high levels of bacteria and other infectious pathogens that make swimming, wading, and other contact with the water a hazard to human (and pet) health," the agency advisory says. The city's swimming ban extends across all local waterways. City authorities have plans to address the contamination by constructing a tunnel to reduce sewage flow into Piney Branch and Rock Creek. Robert F Kennedy Jr is often known for engaging in risky wildlife adventures. As a young man, he hunted bushmeat and survived tropical diseases during expeditions in South America and Africa. Mr Kennedy once claimed that a parasitic worm entered his brain, ate a portion of it, and then died. He has also handled the carcasses of dead animals, including a baby bear and a whale, earning a reputation for reckless outdoor adventures.
Sydney Morning Herald
13-05-2025
- Health
- Sydney Morning Herald
Millions of litres of sewage spills into this creek every year. RFK Jr just went swimming in it
Washington: US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr posted photos on the weekend of himself and his grandchildren swimming in a contaminated Washington creek where swimming is not allowed because it is used for sewer run-off. Rock Creek, which flows through much of north-west Washington, DC, is used to drain excess sewage and stormwater during rainfall. The creek has widespread fecal contamination and high levels of bacteria, including E. coli. The city has banned swimming in all of its waterways for more than 50 years because of the widespread contamination of Rock Creek and other nearby rivers. 'Rock Creek has high levels of bacteria and other infectious pathogens that make swimming, wading and other contact with the water a hazard to human (and pet) health,' the National Park Service wrote in an advisory on its website, adding 'All district waterways are subject to a swim ban – this means wading, too!' But Kennedy over the weekend shared photos of himself swimming in Rock Creek, with one image showing him completely submerged in the water. Kennedy said in the social media post that he had gone for the swim during a Mother's Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with his family – including his grandchildren, who are also seen in the photos swimming in the contaminated water. Dumbarton Oaks Park is downstream from Piney Branch, a tributary of Rock Creek that receives about 150 million litres of untreated sewage and stormwater overflow each year, according to the DC Water and Sewer Authority. City authorities are planning to build a tunnel that will reduce the amount of sewage that flows into Piney Branch and Rock Creek. Loading A spokesperson for Kennedy did not respond to a request for comment. It was the latest in a series of peculiar incidents related to Kennedy's outdoorsman persona. As a teen in the 1970s, Kennedy earned a reputation as a reckless adventurer, eating bushmeat and enduring disease on trips to South America and on African safaris. He later earned notoriety for his handling of the carcasses of dead animals, including a whale and a baby bear.
The Age
13-05-2025
- Health
- The Age
Millions of litres of sewage spills into this creek every year. RFK Jr just went swimming in it
Washington: US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr posted photos on the weekend of himself and his grandchildren swimming in a contaminated Washington creek where swimming is not allowed because it is used for sewer run-off. Rock Creek, which flows through much of north-west Washington, DC, is used to drain excess sewage and stormwater during rainfall. The creek has widespread fecal contamination and high levels of bacteria, including E. coli. The city has banned swimming in all of its waterways for more than 50 years because of the widespread contamination of Rock Creek and other nearby rivers. 'Rock Creek has high levels of bacteria and other infectious pathogens that make swimming, wading and other contact with the water a hazard to human (and pet) health,' the National Park Service wrote in an advisory on its website, adding 'All district waterways are subject to a swim ban – this means wading, too!' But Kennedy over the weekend shared photos of himself swimming in Rock Creek, with one image showing him completely submerged in the water. Kennedy said in the social media post that he had gone for the swim during a Mother's Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with his family – including his grandchildren, who are also seen in the photos swimming in the contaminated water. Dumbarton Oaks Park is downstream from Piney Branch, a tributary of Rock Creek that receives about 150 million litres of untreated sewage and stormwater overflow each year, according to the DC Water and Sewer Authority. City authorities are planning to build a tunnel that will reduce the amount of sewage that flows into Piney Branch and Rock Creek. Loading A spokesperson for Kennedy did not respond to a request for comment. It was the latest in a series of peculiar incidents related to Kennedy's outdoorsman persona. As a teen in the 1970s, Kennedy earned a reputation as a reckless adventurer, eating bushmeat and enduring disease on trips to South America and on African safaris. He later earned notoriety for his handling of the carcasses of dead animals, including a whale and a baby bear.
