Capitol Hill Shines in Flag Day Contest
Most people only fly the flag with 50 stars on Flag Day, but some Capitol Hill residents chose to show their D.C. pride by putting their three-star flags on display.
Neighbors United for D.C. Statehood held a Twitter photo contest on Flag Day to celebrate civic pride and rally the statehood movement. Organizers announced the winners yesterday via Twitter.
Contest winners from Capitol Hill are:
- Ward 6: Best Ward (Most Photo Submissions)
- Capital Rowing Club: Best Citizen Group Shot
- Lyndsey Medsker: Best Citizen Shot for Artistic Expression
Neighbors United for D.C. Statehood is a grassroots advocacy group dedicated to achieving statehood for the District.
“Our goal is to one day celebrate Flag Day by hoisting a 51 star U.S. flag that includes the District of Columbia as a full in equal member as one of the United States of America,” Neighbors United advocate Josh Burch says on the organization’s site.
Recently, Councilman Charles Allen of Ward 6 proposed legislation that would allow anyone to purchase a D.C. flag that was used at the Wilson Building. The flag would come with a certificate of authenticity and a request to make a donation to the D.C. Statehood Delegation Fund.
“Flags are symbols,” Allen said. “The D.C. flag, to me, symbolizes pride in the place I live and also the injustice that is a lack of representation.”
Photo via Twitter.com/CRCRowDC
