The Edwin Washington Project

Monday May 18th, the Governor signed into law HB182, allowing African American studies to be accepted as credits towards a High School Diploma. Perhaps working with LCPS as a partner we can develop such studies of our own for volunteers.

8 Feb 2026

Although the possibility of snow Friday evening and Saturday morning might not be as bad some predicted, we want to be sensitive to safety and comfort. especially due to the cold. Some of you are also driving from distance. For example, Chris Brown is driving from Alexandria.

So, in an abundance of caution, we are DELAYING the awards gathering until warmer weather in early March. I'll consult with Robin on a better date and coordinate with you on that next week.

Its a rarity for the Edwin Washington Society to delay a meeting, but the cold will be brutal and we plan to assemble in front of the statue as part of the event, which might be a pretty harsh task. I don't want anyone to get the flu.

I particularly want to thank Nathan Bailey for his help on preparations. Nathan has also been coordinating our new effort on petitions, which will be an important element of the event in March.

Neil Steinberg has been coordinating the award certificates, and doing a great job.

Robin Leonard at Parks and Recs has been terrific, as always. She did plan to have staff in the morning to address ice spots around the facility that occur overnight but no plow trucks are scheduled.

I also want to thank Mayor Kelly Burk for agreeing to help officiate.

The good news is warmer weather means more people attending.

Thanks for your understanding.

Larry Roeder
CEO
Edwin Washington Society