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Hammond Middle School students who participated in the RARE (Reach and Raise for Excellence) Program of the Concerned Citizens Network of Alexandria (CCNA) attended the Fifth Annual BWR (Black Women's Roundtable) Women of Power Summit at the Capitol last week. March 17 was designated as Advocacy on the Hill Day, where the youth met with U.S. Rep. Don Beyer's Chief of Staff Ann O'Hanlon, and discussed gun safety, family violence and voting rights legislation. Participants were Maryam Khan, Nansira Doumboy, Edna Pokuaa, Shaqueya Mitchell and Jahaira Navarrette. The city’s Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities, Division Chief Margaret Orlando helped provide transportation when the group’s original plan fell through.