Friends of Scheele's Close to $70k Goal
The funds will ensure a grocery store remains at 29th and Dumbarton Streets for another 15 years
The Friends of Scheele's Market had raised $59,850 before the festivities began Thursday night at a block party-style fundraiser in Georgetown. Neighbors young and old gathered to enjoy corn on the cob, burgers, dogs and music, and to support a neighborhood institution: Scheele's Market. Earlier this year the Friends of Scheele’s agreed to fund a $70,000 covenant for the space including a renovation of the corner grocery store at 1331 29th St. NW. As the night wore on attendees continued to take out their checkbooks to do their part to meet that obligation. Mike Peabody, one of the driving forces behind the covenant and Friends of Scheele's, told Patch that he was sure they would reach their goal, and soon. Though the deadline had been for…
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