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                               A CEREMONAL RESOLUTION

                                             25-225

                   IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                                          May 7, 2024

To recognize and celebrate the Queens Chapel Civic Association for its 60th year anniversary.

      WHEREAS, on September 14, 1965, the Brookland Civic Association ceded the area

bounded by Sargent Road NE, Eastern Avenue NE, Michigan Avenue NE, and South Dakota

Avenue NE to the newly formed Queen’s Chapel Civic Association (“QCCA”);

       WHEREAS, the QCCA was founded on June 9, 1964, and incorporated on February 10,

       1966;

       WHEREAS, the QCCA is a 501(c)(3) organization, and is a sub-division of Michigan

Park in Ward 5;

        WHEREAS, the QCCA currently represents community members and families on the

following 11 streets: the 1700 block of Allison Street NE, the 1600-1700 block of Buchanan

Street NE, the 1600 block of Crittenden Street NE, the 4700-4800 block of Queens Chapel

Terrace NE, 4700-4800 block of Eastern Avenue NE, the 1400-1800 block of Michigan Avenue

NE, the 1600 block of Varnum Place NE, the 1600-1700 block of Webster Street NE, the 4400

block of South Dakota Avenue NE, the 4500 block of 17th Street NE, and the 4400, 4800, and

4900 block of 16th Street NE;

        WHEREAS, Queens Chapel was founded in the early 1700s, named after the Queen

family, and in the 1960s deeds to houses in the community stated “not to be sold to Coloreds”;

       WHEREAS, the St. Anselm’s Abbey and School at 4501 South Dakota Avenue NE is a

valued member of the Queens Chapel community;

        WHEREAS, the St. Anselm’s Abbey built its first church and monastery building in 1930

on a hill above South Dakota Avenue at 14th Street;

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       WHEREAS, for 60 years the QCCA has served the Queens Chapel residents and

collaborated with all DC government agencies, the 4th District Metropolitan Police Department,

and other offices;

       WHEREAS, the QCCA annually awards the Reverend David Turner Memorial

Scholarship to graduating seniors;

        WHEREAS, Reverend David Turner was a long-time member of the Board of Directors

of St. Anselm’s Abbey School, and the School installed a granite marker in honor of Reverend

Turner;

        WHEREAS, since 2019 the QCCA hosts a Valentine Silent Tea fundraiser to raise money

for the Reverend David Turner Memorial Scholarship;

     WHEREAS, The Civic Seer newsletter formed in 1965 has served as a key

communication tool for the Queens Chapel community;

        WHEREAS, the QCCA hosts an annual community day in September, and the block

captains annually hold a community clean up and flower planting initiative to maintain the

cleanliness and beauty of the community; and

   WHEREAS, the QCCA motto is “Take every opportunity to celebrate the community”.

   RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution

may be cited as the “Queens Chapel Civic Association 60th Year Anniversary Recognition

Resolution of 2024”.

      Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia honors, recognizes, and celebrates the

Queens Chapel Civic Association for its 60th year anniversary.

     Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.

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