Theodore Roosevelt® Public Speaking Contest
Theodore Roosevelt High School
4301 13th St, NW
Washington, DC 20011

The Capital Area Chapter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association is pleased to announce the first Theodore Roosevelt® Public Speaking Contest in the Washington, DC Area. The contest is open to all students at Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School in Washington, DC. Students will be challenged to develop, organize and communicate ideas relating to the life and career of President Theodore Roosevelt using critical thinking, independent research and proper speech. More information can be found here.

17 students have signed up for the competition which will take place Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Theodore Roosevelt High School. Please note: the start time has been moved up one hour to 9 a.m.

Theodore Roosevelt Island Cleanup
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Washington, DC 20036

Interested in helping the environment? Then be a part of the people-powered green machine that descends on Theodore Roosevelt Island Saturday, April 10th. We'll spend three hours picking up trash as we explore the island's 88 beautiful, wooded acres. The cleanup is a combination of pitching in to maintain TR's memorial and a very real embracing of his conservation legacy.

TR Island is located between Key and Memorial Bridges and is accessible by traveling west on the George Washington Memorial Parkway. It's also accessible via the Rosslyn Metro Station, walking toward Key Bridge and following the trail to the island. Volunteers are asked to gather near the registration table a little before 9 AM so we can get instructions and walk over to the island as a group.

Capital Area Chapter Annual Dinner
Le Chat Noir Restaurant
4907 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016

Save the date -- The Chapter's annual dinner will be held on Saturday, May 1 at Le Chat Noir Restaurant. Our speaker will be Joshua Hawley, author of Theodore Roosevelt: Preacher of Righteousness. Hawley's book explores the historical context of TR's politics, its intellectual sources, its practice, and its effect on his times and succeeding generations of Americans. This insightful book was reviewed in the Fall 2009 issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.

Hawley, a former clerk for Chief Justice John Roberts, is an attorney in Washington. Copies of his book will be available for purchase at the dinner, which is a fundraiser for the chapter.

TRA 91st Annual Meeting and Dinner
Seattle, Washington

In October 2010, the TRA will gather in Seattle for the 91st Annual Meeting. Highlights of the weekend include Friday's reception at the Space Needle, a TR symposium on Saturday and a WW1 tour and lecture at the Boeing Museum of Flight on Sunday.

As information becomes available it will be posted on the TRA's website, www.trassociation.org, and on this website which is dedicated to the meeting.