ave the Date! Urban Ed's next Annual Event is scheduled to be held on Thursday, May 8, 2008. With so much going on at Urban Ed we are sure this event will be full of exciting new things. More information coming soon.

Past Events

7th Annual Event
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at the home of Patrick Murphy on Capitol Hill in DC.
Seven is the year of completion and after enduring many challenges and many inspiring successes since 2000, Urban Ed has reached a major milestone on our journey to build community. We are now preparing ourselves for 8, the year of new beginning! Sponsors of this event included mCapitol Management, Allied Telecom, Claudia Askew Communications Consultant, Cisco and Bob Pick Catering.

6th Annual Event
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at the Doubletree Hotel Washington.
Highlighting our tremendous success, we celebrated 6 years of building youth and adults in our community. Honorees for our Men and Women of Distinction Awards included representatives from Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, SkillSoft Corporation, and Suits on Wheels.

5th Annual Event
Monday, June 27, 2005 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at the City Musuem.
Marking a major milestone for Urban Ed we celebrated 5 years of building prosperity for members of our community. Honorees for our Men and Women of Distinction Awards included representatives from Smart Triangles, Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton, Allied Telecom, and the mother of Urban Ed's president, recognized as a special honoree for being a lifetime woman of distinction.

Fox 5 Morning News Feature
Thursday, February 24, 2005 @ 6:00 am - 9:00 am at Urban Ed.
As part of Fox 5's Gimme A Break series, Urban Ed was one of the few organizations selected to receive this honor and be featured on the Morning News. Part of the break Urban Ed receive was one year of IT courseware from SkillSoft and technical training assistance from the Geek Squad.

Citywide Sports and Talent Competition
Tuesday, August 3 @ 2004, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Ridge Rd Recreation Center
This event was held in southeast DC and was part of the closing activities of the "40 Days of Increased Peace". A multitude of activities took place including performances sponsored by WPGC.

2nd Annual Men and Women of Distinction Awards Celebration
May 6, 2004 @ 6:30 pm at SunTrust Bank
Highlights of this year's event included a Jazz performance by Amafujo Moodswing, two youth Keynote Speakers, a silent auction of art, clothing, computers built by the youth and the presentation of the 2004 Distinction Awards.

Our 2004 Honorees included Darnise Davis of Close-Up Productions, Inc., Jeannie Jones of WKYS-FM/ Radio One, Inc., Steven Oriol of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Andrew Pagley of Doceus Incorporated, and an Urban Ed long-time staff member, Deidra Prophet.

This was truly a powerful event and we thank SunTrust Bank for being our Premier Sponsor. Other sponsors included: Silver - DC Lottery, Standard Office Supply, Claudia Askew Communications Consultant; and Bronze - CGH Technologies, Doceus Incorporated, Freddie Mac Foundation and Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.

Men and Women of Distinction Awards Celebration
May 1, 2003 @ 6:30 pm at Zenith Gallery
Urban Ed truly appreciates all the support we have received over the past years. Many have been instrumental to our growth and outcomes and our last event was dedicated to honoring a few of our key supporters. Five corporate and philanthropic leaders were honored from Bank of America, DC Chamber of Commerce, DC Department of Human Services, Freddie Mac Foundation, and SunTrust Bank.

Second Annual Event!
November 13, 2002 @ 6:30pm at Bank of America
With a year of success behind us, we've gained much momentum and support and this event was well attended by over 100 business and community supporters.

All Girls Sports Festival
November 9, 2002, All Day Event @ UDC
This day was for the ladies educating them about health and fitness and self-esteem! Activities included basketball, volleyball, cheerleading/dance and double dutch competitions.

Open House
February 21, 2002 @ 12:30 pm at 2683 Douglass Road, SE
This well attended event was held to allow the community at large to see and feel the energy behind the state-of-the-art computer lab. It was a well attended event and was hosted by Bank of America and the Washington View Tenants Organization. Our special guests included Councilwoman Sandra Allen and Mayor Anthony A. Williams.

Kickoff Event
June 7, 2001 @ 6:30pm at the Washington Plaza Hotel
Members of the community had an opportunity to meet Urban Ed staff, board members, partners and volunteers and learned more about our organization and our innovative programs.