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This year, the Hillcrest Children and Family Center will commemorate its 200^th anniversary to celebrate the resilient and amazing impact over the years among people with mental illnesses, physical challenges, and life adversities. Originally founded as the Washington City Orphan Asylum, the name was changed to Hillcrest Children Center in 1927.

To celebrate their bicentennial, a kickoff press event is schedule for Thursday, January 15th, beginning at 11 a.m. which will open the Evolution of Hillcrest Center Exhibit. The exhibit unveiling and press event are free and open to the public. See the flyer below for details.

This entry was posted on January 13, 2015 at 7:01 am and is filed under Children, Community, Exhibitions, History. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments.

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